Background
Orloff, Jack was born on December 22, 1921 in Brooklyn. Son of Samuel and Rebecca (Kaplan) Orloff.
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Jack Orloff
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Jack Orloff, American Physician, research physiologist. Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine. Recipient Homer Smith award New York Heart Association, 1973, Meritorious Service award United States Public Health Service, 1974, Distinguished Alumni Achievement award in basicsci. New York University School Medicine, 1976; Distinguished Service medal Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1977.
Education
Student, Columbia University, 1937-1938; student, Harvard University, 1938-1940; Doctor of Medicine New York University, 1943.
Career
Intern, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1944;
resident medicine, Montefiore Hospital, New York City, 1944-1946;
research fellow, Yale Medical School, 1948-1950;
member senior research staff, National Heart Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1950-1957;
deputy chief laboratory kidney and electrolyte metabolism, National Heart Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1957-1962;
chief laboratory, National Heart Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1962-1975;
director intramural research, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1974-1988. Professorial lecturer physiology, medical Georgetown University Medical School, 1962-1984. Distinguished alumni lecturer New York University School Medicine, 1966.
Delaware-at-large executive council Federation American Science, 1962-1964, Executive Committee, treasurer, 1963-1964.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Greenacres School, Rockville, Maryland., 1960-1964, vice president board of trustees, 1962-1963. Member science advisory board National Kidney Foundation, 1962-1971. Member Institute Medicine National Academy Sciences Served to captain Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1946-1948.
Member American Southern Clinical Investigation, American Physiological Society, Federation American Scientists (vice-chairman 1963-1964), Association American Physicians, American Society Nephrology (secretary-treasurer 1970-1972, president 1973-1974), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Martha Vaughan, August 4, 1951. Children: Jonathan Michael, David Geoffrey, Gregory Joshua. 1 child byprevious marriage, Lee Frances.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Homer Smith award New York Heart Association, 1973, Meritorious Service award United States Public Health Service, 1974, Distinguished Alumni Achievement award in basicsci. New York University School Medicine, 1976. Distinguished Service medal Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1977.Recipient Homer Smith award New York Heart Association, 1973, Meritorious Service award United States Public Health Service, 1974, Distinguished Alumni Achievement award in basicsci. New York University School Medicine, 1976. Distinguished Service medal Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1977.