Background

Balint, John Alexander was born on February 11, 1925 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Michael M. and Alice (Szekely-Kovacs) Balint. came to the United States, 1958.

Education

Bachelor, Cambridge U., England, 1945; MBBChir, Cambridge U., England, 1948; MRcP, Royal College Physicians, London, 1952.

Career

House physician, various London Hospitals, 1949-1953; registrar, Center Middlesex Hospital, London, 1953-1958; fellow in gastroenterology, U. Cincinnati, 1958-1959; trainee in biochemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1959-1960; assistant professor medicine, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1960-1963; associate professor, head division of gastroenterology, Albany (New York) Medical College, 1963-1968; professor, head division of gastroenterology, Albany (New York) Medical College, 1968-1981; professor, chair medicine, Albany (New York) Medical College, 1981-1988; Beebe professor of medicine, Albany (New York) Medical College, 1988-1993; Beebe professor and director Center for Medical Ethics, Albany (New York) Medical College, since 1993.

Achievements

• John Alexander Balint has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Squadron leader, Royal Air Force, 1950-1952. Member American Physiological Society, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Gastroenterological Association, British Society Gastroenterological, American Association Study Liver Disease.

Connections

Married Jean M. Gibson, January 15, 1949. Children: Peter John, Jane Penelope.

Father:

Michael M. Balint

Mother:

Alice (Szekely-Kovacs) Balint

Spouse:

Jean M. Gibson

child:

Peter John Balint

child:

Jane Penelope Balint