Background
Klavins, Janis Viliberts was born on May 6, 1921 in Rugaji, Abrene, Latvia. Son of Janis and Ida Aline Klavins. came to the United States, 1951.
Klavins, Janis Viliberts was born on May 6, 1921 in Rugaji, Abrene, Latvia. Son of Janis and Ida Aline Klavins. came to the United States, 1951.
Doctor of Medicine, University Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany, 1959. Doctor in Biology (honorary), University Latvia, 1991.
Professor pathology Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1963-1965, Columbia University College Physicians & Surgeons, New York City, 1967-1970, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1965-1985, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1970-1985. Director department laboratories Queens Hospital Center Long Island Jewish Center Affiliate, Queens, New York, 1970-1977. Professor pathology Cornell University Medical College, New York City, 1985-1995.
Chairman department pathology Catholic Medical Center Brooklyn and Queens, Jamaica, New York, 1977-1995. Professor pathology Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, since 1995.
Vice president Latvian Cultural Institute, New York City, 1974-1978. Chairman music section Latvian Cultural Foundation, Washington, 1988-1995. Chairman, board directors Flushing Meadow Community Development Corporation, Jamaica, New York, 1986-1988.
Board directors North Carolina State Ballet Company, 1963-1965. Member Society Urban Physicians (secretary-treasurer 1970-1975), Association Clinical Scientists (president 1980-1981, chairman science section 1982-1988, Scientist of Year award 1983), Egyptian Society Tumor Mark Oncologists (honorary), Latvian Academy of Sciences (foreign), International Academy Tumor Mark Oncology (president since 1984), Latvian-American Association University Professors and Scientists (president 1985-1995), National Academy Medicine Venezuela (correspondent).
Married Ilga Minjona Krumins, July 4, 1950. Children: Ilze Mara, Lize Kristine, Janis Peteris, Filips Klavs.