Background
Kriss, Joseph Pincus was born on May 15, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Max and Sima (Charny) Kriss.
Kriss, Joseph Pincus was born on May 15, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Max and Sima (Charny) Kriss.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Pennsylvania State College, 1939. Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Yale University, 1943.
Successively intern, assistant resident in medicine, assistant resident in metabolism, resident in medicine, New Haven Hospital, 1943-1945; assistant in medicine, then instructor, Yale University Medical School, 1943-1944; research fellow metabolism, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, 1946-1948; research associate in endocrinology and metabolism, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1949; teaching assistant, Stanford University Medical School, 1948-1949; member of faculty, Stanford University Medical School, 1949-1989; professor medicine and radiology, Stanford University Medical School, 1962-1989; director division nuclear medicine., Stanford University Medical School, 1958-1989. Macfarlane professor of University Glasgow, 1986.
Fellow Royal College Physicians. Member Society Nuclear Medicine (Western Regional award 1978), Endocrine Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federation Clinical Research, American Thyroid Association, Association American Physicians, Western Society Clinical Research, Western Association Physicians.
Married Regina Tarlow, June 5, 1948. Children– Eric, Paul, Mark.