Background
Sher, Joanna Ruth Hollenberg was born on May 23, 1933 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Daughter of Joseph and Dorothy Hollenberg.
Sher, Joanna Ruth Hollenberg was born on May 23, 1933 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Daughter of Joseph and Dorothy Hollenberg.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1952, Bachelor of Science, 1956, Doctor of Medicine, 1956. Rotating intern Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1956-1957, resident pathology, 1957-1958. Fellow pathology Kings County Hospital, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1960-1962.
National Institute Neurological Diseases special fellow in neuropath.
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1962-1964. Assistant neuropathologist Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1964-1970, director neuropath. laboratory, 1970-1992.
Professor clinical pathology, State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn, 1977-1987, assistant dean, 1977-1983, distinguished service professor, 1987-1992. Consultant departments pathology Brookdale Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, Maimonides Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Hospital, Long Island College.Hosp.
Diplomate American Board Pathology.
Assistant neuropathologist Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn Dean, 1977-1983, distinguished Editor: (with Doctorate. Ford) Primary Intracranial Neoplasms, 1979, (with M. Adachi) Neuromuscular Disease, 1990.
Fellow American Society Clinical Pathologists, College American Pathologists. Member International Academy Pathology, American Academy Neurology, American Association Neuropathologists, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Norman Sher, December 28, 1955. Children: Jonathan Aaron, Katherine Amy.