Background
Kushner, Irving was born on January 16, 1929 in New York City. Son of Boris and Rose (Klosner) Kushner.
Kushner, Irving was born on January 16, 1929 in New York City. Son of Boris and Rose (Klosner) Kushner.
Bachelor, Columbia University, 1950. Doctor of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1954.
Intern in medicine Grace-New Haven Community Hospital, 1954—1955. Resident in medicine Harvard Medical Services Boston City Hospital, 1957—1958. Assistant professor medicine Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1964—1969, associate professor medicine, 1969—1973, professor medicine, since 1974.
Professor medicine West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1973—1974. Medical director Highland View Rehabilitation Hospital, Cleveland, 1985—1991.
Trustee Arthritis Foundation, Cleveland, 1974—1991. Fellow: American College of Physicians. Member: American Association Immunologists, New York Academy of Sciences, American College Rheumatism (president central region 1980), Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Enid Pearl Lupeson, January 2, 1955. Children: Ellen Ruth, Philip Seth, David Micah.