Background
Nyirjesy, Istvan was born on November 14, 1929 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Sandor D. and Margit (Bertalan) Nyirjesy. came to the United States, 1954, naturalized, 1960.
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Istvan Nyirjesy
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Doctor of Medicine Catholic U. Louvain, Belgium, 1955.
Career
Intern, Catholic U. Louvain and Little Company Mary Hospital, Evergeen Park, Illinois, 1954-1955; resident in gynecology obstetrics, 1960-1963; chief obstetrical research, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland., 1966-1968; retired, 1968; practice medicine specializing in Ob-Gyn, Bethesda, since 1968. Clinical professor Ob-Gyn Georgetown University, since 1968. Consultant National Institutes of Health, since 1974, Food and Drug Administration, 1977-1988.
Achievements
Membership
President, International Foundation for Gynecological Cancer Detection and Prevention,1993-. Officer Medical Corps United States Navy, 1956-1968. Advanced through grades to commander.
Fellow ACOG (Host award 1964), Hungarian Gynecologic Society (honorary), International College Surgeons. Member Montgomery County (Maryland.) Medical Society (chairman professional education committee 1971-1972), American Society of Breast Disease (past president), Association professors Ob-Gyn., American Society Reproductive Medicine, Washington Gynecological Society (vice president 1993-1994, 1st vice president 1994-1995, president 1996-1997).
Connections
Married Michelle Shoepp, June 16, 1956. Children— Francis, Paul, Christine.
