Background
Bunim, Joseph Jay was born on November 5, 1906 in Volozin, Russia. Son of Moses and Minnie (Joselowsky) Bunim.
Bunim, Joseph Jay was born on November 5, 1906 in Volozin, Russia. Son of Moses and Minnie (Joselowsky) Bunim.
Brought to the United States, 1910, naturalized, 1914. Bachelor of Science, College City New York, 1926. Doctor of Medicine New York University, 1930, Doctor of Science in Medicine, 1938.
Intern Medicine New York University division, Bellevue Hospital, 1930-1932, resident medicine, 1933-1935, successively adjunct visiting physician, assistant visiting physician, associate visiting and visiting physician, 1936-1952, founder, chief prenatal cardiac clinic, 1939-1949, chief arthritis clinic, 1949-1952. Assistant physiology New York University College Medicine, 1935-1936, assistant, 1936-1939, instructor, 1939-1942, assistant professor clinical medicine, 1942-1949, associate professor medicine, 1949-1952. Fellow infectious diseases Yale College Medicine, 1932, intern pediatric service New Haven Hospital, 1932-1933.
Consultant Surgical General, United States Army, 1949-1952, Veterans Administration Hospital., 1951-1952.
Associate professor medicine Johns Hopkins, since 1953. Clinical professor medicine Georgetown University, since 1959.
Clinical director, chief arthritis and rheumatism branch National Institute Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutions Health, United States Public Health Service, since 1953. Attending physician Walter Reed Army Hospital, since 1955.
Science advising committee, board directors Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation.
Member expert advisory-panel on chronic degenerative diseases World Health Organization, since 1963.
Member expert advisory-panel on chronic degenerative diseases World Health Organization, since 1963. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member Association American Physicians, New York Academy of Medicine, New York, Washington academics science, Harvey Society, American Medical Association, American Rheumatism Association (president 1959), National Rheumatism Society Argentina, Canada, Mexico, National Research Council, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Founder, editor Bulletin on Rheumatic Diseases.
Married Miriam Schild, December 30, 1934. Children: Lesley, Elizabeth, Michael.