Background
Arenberg, Irving Kaufman Karchmer was born on January 10, 1941 in East Chicago, Indiana, United States.
educator entrepeneur ear surgeon
Arenberg, Irving Kaufman Karchmer was born on January 10, 1941 in East Chicago, Indiana, United States.
Bachelor in Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1963; Doctor of Medicine, University of Michigan, 1967.
Intern, Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital, 1967-1968;
resident, Barnes and Allied Hospitals, St. Louis, 1969-1974;
assistant professor surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1976-1980;
chief otolaryngology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1976-1980;
clinical associate professor otolaryngology, U. Colorado, Denver, since 1980;
president, Chief Executive Officer, Ear Center PC, Englewood, Colorado, 1989-1996. President, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer IntraEar, Neurobiometrix Inc., IEMDS, Inc., since 1994. Director, founder International Meniere's Disease Research Institute, Denver, since 1971.
Guest of honor 39th Chinese National ENT Congress, Taipei, 1985, U. Antwerp, 1995, West German ENT Society, 1996. Visiting scientist Swedish Medical Research Council, 1975-1976, visiting surgeon, 1987. Visiting professor University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1988, 94, St. Mary's Hospital and Medical School, London, 1988, U. Verona (Italy) Medical School, 1989, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1989, U. Wurzburg (Germany) Medical School, 1989, 90, 92, U. Arkansas, Little Rock, 1990, 95, U.Innsbruck, Austria, 1991, U. Sydney, Australia, 1992, University Texas, Dallas, 1993.
Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Academy Otolaryngology, American Society Neurophysiologic Monitoring. Member American Medical Association, American Neurotology Society, American Society Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Academy Otolaryngic Allergy, New York Academy Sciences, Colorado Orologic Research Center (president, board directors 1980-1988), International Meniere's Disease Research Institute (founder, director since 1971), International ECoG Monitoring Correspondence Group (founder), International Electric Response Audiometry Study Group, Association Research in Otolaryngology, Barany Society, Triological Society, Politzer Society, Prosper Meniere Society (founder, executive director since 1981), Children's Deafness Foundation (president, board directors 1983-1988), Acoustical Society American, Von Bekesy Society, North America Skull Base Society (founder), Ogura Society, Sigma Xi.
Son of Harry and Gertrude (Field) Kaufman. Divorced; children: Daniel Kaufman, Michael Harrison, Julie Gayle.