Background
Hirsch, Jacob Irwin was born on August 27, 1926 in New York City. Son of Max and Beatrice (Fisher) Hirsch.
Cardiologist biomedical engineer
Hirsch, Jacob Irwin was born on August 27, 1926 in New York City. Son of Max and Beatrice (Fisher) Hirsch.
AB, Brooklyn College, 1948. Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1952.
Intern, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1952-1953;
assistant resident in internal medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1955-1956;
assistant resident in internal medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital., Brooklyn, 1953-1954;
fellow in cardiology, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1954-1955, 57-59;
fellow in cardiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, 1956-1957;
clinical assistant in medicine, New York University School Medicine, New York City, 1957-1959;
instructor medicine, New York University School Medicine, New York City, 1959-1964;
assistant professor, New York University School Medicine, New York City, 1964-1971;
associate professor, New York University School Medicine, New York City, since 1971;
medical director, Bellevue Schools Nursing, New York City, 1958-1964;
consultant in internal medicine, Manhattan Veterans Administration Hospital., New York City, since 1980. Member biomedical engineering training committee N.I.G.M.S. of National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1962-1965. Chairman medical board New York City Police Department, since 1978.
Vice chairman, than chairman National Institute General Medical Sciences, 1962-1965.
Ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1946-1948, Aviation Electronics Technicians. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Cardiology, New York Academy Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences (chairman instrumentation section 1987-1990). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Gloria Lee Mallin, December 17, 1950. Children: Robert Mallin, Russell Lawrence, Laurel Anne.