Jerome Andrew Urban

Background

Urban, Jerome Andrew was born on January 26, 1914 in Brooklyn. Son of Frank Anthony and Jeanette Eva (Blank) University.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University, 1934; Doctor of Medicine Columbia University, 1938; Honorary Doctor of Science, St. Lawrence University, 1978.

Career

Intern, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, 1938-1940; fellow, resident in oncology surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, New York City, 1940-1944; clinical assistant, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, New York City, 1946-1956; associate attending staff, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, New York City, 1956-1960; attending surgeon, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, New York City, 1960-1984; acting chief breast service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, New York City, 1974-1976; consultant surgeon, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, New York City, 1986-1991; emeritus member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, New York City member courtesy staff, Doctors Hospital, New York City, from 1954; attending surgeon, Doctors Hospital, New York City, from 1984; clinical professor surgery, Cornell Univercity Medical School, 1983-1988, professor emeritus, 1988; attending surgeon, St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, from 1984. Consultant surgeon New York Infirmary. Member courtest staff Lenox Hill, Doctorshosps.

Attending staff Roosevelt Hospital. Clinical professor emeritus of surgery Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1988.

Achievements

• Jerome Andrew Urban has been listed as a noteworthy Oncologist, surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to lieutenant Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, PTO. Fellow American College of Surgeons, International College Surgeons (honorary). Member American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Radium Society, International Surgical Group, Society Surgical Oncology, American College Radiology, Royal Society Medicine, American Association Cancer Research, American Geriatric Society, Pan-Pacific Surgical Society (vice president general surgery 1980), American Society Clinical Oncology, New York Academy Medicine, New York Cancer Society, New York Surgical Society, honorary member 13 international surgical societies, Camp Fire American, Larchmont Yacht Club, St. Croix Yacht Club.

Connections

Married Xenia N. Poloushkin, August 21, 1944. Children— Alexandra Elizabeth, Xenia Ann, Jere Andrew.

Father:

Frank Anthony University

Mother:

Jeanette Eva (Blank) University

Spouse:

Xenia N. Poloushkin

child:

Jere Andrew Urban

child:

Xenia Ann Urban

child:

Alexandra Elizabeth Urban