Irving Henry Leopold

Background

Leopold, Irving Henry was born on April 19, 1915 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Abraham and Dora (Schlow) Leopold.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1934; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1938; Doctor of Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1943.

Career

Intern, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, 1938-1940; fellow, instructor ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1940-1945; associate, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, also University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1945-1954; research investigator chemical warfare, Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1941-1945; member of faculty, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School Medicine, 1946-1964; successively associate, assistant professor, associate professor, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School Medicine, 1946-1955; professor, head department ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School Medicine, 1955-1964; chief department ophthalmology, Graduate Hospital, 1955-1964; director research, Wills Eye Hospital, 1949-1964; attending surgeon, Wills Eye Hospital, 1952-1964; medical director, Wills Eye Hospital, 1961-1964; consultant surgeon, Wills Eye Hospital, 1965-1973. Chairman science advising committee Allergan, Inc., 1974, Senior vice president, 1975. Professor, department chairman ophthalmology Mount Sinai School Medicine, 1965-1975.

Director department ophthalmology Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1964-1975. Professor, department chairman ophthalmology University of California at Irvine, 1975-1985, professor pharmacology, 1982-1993,professor emeritus ophthalmology, 1985-1993. Clinical professor ophthalmolgy College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia, 1964-1967.

Consultant ophthalmologist St. Joseph's Hospital, 1959-1964, Albert Einstein Medical Center, 1959-1964. Proctor lecturer University of California, 1962. Gifford Memorial lecturer, Chicago, 1967.

EdwinB. Dunphy lecturer Harvard, 1968. Walter Wright lecturer U. Toronto, 1969. Richardson Cross lecturer Royal Society Medicine, 1970.

Doyne Memorial lecturer Ophthalmological Society United Kingdom, 1971. DeSchweinitz Memorial lecturer, Philadelphia, 1972. Jules Stein lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, 1974.

Bedell lecturer, Philadelphia, 1975. Edwin B. Dunphy lecturer Harvard, 1975. Francis H. Adler lecturer, Philadelphia, 1980,Dwight Towne lecturer, Kentucky, 1979, Christian Science O'Brien lecturer, New Orleans, 1979.

Distinguished visiting lecturer Jefferson Medical College, 1980, Moorfields Hospital, England, 1980, U. Helsinki, Finland, 1980, Third Francis Heed Adler lecturer, 1980, 2d annual Tullos O. Coston lecturer, 1981, Sir Stewart Duke-Elder lecturer, 1982, Everett R. Viers lecturer, Scott and White Clinic and Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U. College Medicine, Temple, Texas, 1982, U. Phillipines 1st lectr, 1st Irving H. Leopold lecturer Wills Eye Hosp, 1987-1993. Eye Resident Society, Eye Referral Center, 1982, Royal Society Medicine lecturer, London, 1985. Lecturer International Congress Ophthalmology, Japan, 1978, Phillipine Board Opthalmology, Charles May lecturer New York Academy of Medicine, 1990.

Consultant Chemical Warfare Service, United States Army, 1948-1952, 81. Surgeon general United States Public Health Service, 1952-1958, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1963. Member medical advising committee Orange County chapter Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1979-1981.

Chairman ophthalmology panel United States Pharmacopeia, 1960-1970, member revision panel, 1970-1993. Chairman panel drug efficacy in ophthalmology National Academy Sciences-National Research Council, 1966-1967, 80-93. Member training grants committee United States Public Health Service, 1952-1958, member special sensory study section research neurological diseases and blindness, 1954-1958.

Member field investigating committee National Institute Neurological Diseases and Blindness, 1959-1961, member neurological project committee, 1961-1963, chairman vision research training committee, 1967-1968. Member of advisory board American Behcet's Foundation, Inc., 1980, 81. Expert Agree to Ministryof Health, France, 1981-1987.

Curator ophthalmic pharmaceuticals Foundation American Academy Ophthalmology, 1983-1989. Member of national advisory eye council panel on cataract section National Eye Institute and Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1981-1985. Member medical researchand development command-chemical welfare United States Army, 1981-1985.

Achievements

• Irving Henry Leopold has been listed as a noteworthy physician, medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Seeing Eye Guide. Member New York Academy Medicine, American Ophthalmological Society (Verhoeff Memorial lecturer 1973, Lucien Howe medal 1974), American Academy Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology (chairman drug committee ophthalmology 1963-1974, Edward Jackson Memorial lecturer 1965, honor guest 1971, 75, Philip M. Corboy Perpetual Excellence award 1988, Distinguished Service to Ophthalmology award 1988), American Society Contemporary Ophthalmology (chief consultant editorial board 1981), Association Research Ophthalmology (trustee, chairman), National Society Prevention Blindness (director 1974-1981, vice president, executive committee, honorary board directors), Australian Computer Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Art Alliance Philadelphia, John Morgan Society, College Physicians Philadelphia, American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association (chairman residency review committee ophthalmology 1970-1972, Physician's Recognition award 1980-1987), New York Academy of Sciences, Pan American Association Ophthalmology, Pan Pacific Surgical Association, Royal Society Medicine (London), New York State, New York County, Philadelphia County medical societies, California, Orange County medical associations, Orange County Society Ophthalmology, American Medical Student Association, National Society to Prevent Blindness (honorary board directors 1986-1989), Medical Biochemist Club, Vesper Club, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha. Clubs: Medical Biochemists, Big Canyon Country, Balboa Bay.

Connections

Married Eunice Robinson, June 24, 1937. Children: Ellen Robinson, John Robinson.

Father:

Abraham Leopold

Mother:

Dora (Schlow) Leopold

Spouse:

Eunice Robinson

child:

Ellen Robinson Leopold

child:

John Robinson Leopold