Background
Gersten, Jerome William was born on April 20, 1917 in New York City. Son of Louis and Bessie (Abrams) Gersten.
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Jerome William Gersten
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Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, City College of New York, 1935; Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1939; Master of Science in Physiology, University of Minnesota, 1949.
Career
Intern, Morrisania City Hospital, New York City, 1939-1940; resident in internal medicine, Montefiore Hospital, New York City, 1940-1941; fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946; fellow, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgical, 1946-1947; resident in physical medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1947-1949; from assistant professor to associate professor, U. Colorado Medical School, Denver, 1949-1957; professor physical medicine and rehabilitation, U. Colorado Medical School, Denver, since 1957; department chairman, U. Colorado Medical School, Denver, 1955-1981; acting chair Department, University Colorado Medical School, Denver, 1984-1986. Director research & training Center Vocational Rehabilitation Administration, 1965-1973.
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Membership
Major United States Army, 1941-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Institute Ultrasonics in Medicine (president 1956-1959), American Association Electromyography (president 1959), American Congress Rehabilitation Medicine (president 1969), American Physiological Society, American Academy Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (distinguished clinician 1989), American Academy Pain Medicine, American Association for Electrodiagnostic Medicine, American Geriatric Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Association Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis, American Heart Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Rhoda Rich, November 8, 1941. Children: Steven, Wendy, Christopher, Dennis, Madeleine.
