Background
Scherr, Lawrence was born on November 6, 1928 in New York City. Son of Harry and Sophia (Schwartz) Scherr.
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Lawrence Scherr
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Education
AB, Cornell University, 1950. Doctor of Medicine, Cornell University, 1957. Doctor of Science (honorary), Long Island University, 1990.
Doctor of Science (honorary), North Shore-LIJ Health Systems Grad School, 2004.
Career
Intern, Cornell Medical division Bellevue Hospital and Memorial Center, 1957-1958;
assistant resident, Cornell Medical division Bellevue Hospital and Memorial Center, 1958-1959;
research fellow cardiorenal laboratory, Cornell Medical division Bellevue Hospital and Memorial Center, 1959-1960;
chief resident, Cornell Medical division Bellevue Hospital and Memorial Center, 1960-1961;
co-director cardiorenal laboratory, Cornell Medical division Bellevue Hospital and Memorial Center, 1961-1962;
assistant visiting physician, Cornell Medical division Bellevue Hospital and Memorial Center, 1961-1963;
associate visiting physician, Cornell Medical division Bellevue Hospital and Memorial Center, 1963-1965;
director cardiology and renal unit, Cornell Medical division Bellevue Hospital and Memorial Center, 1963-1967;
associate director, Cornell Medical division Bellevue Hospital and Memorial Center, 1964-1967;
visiting physician, Cornell Medical division Bellevue Hospital and Memorial Center, 1966-1968;
physician to out-patients, New York Hospital, 1961-1963;
assistant attending physician, New York Hospital, 1963-1966;
associate attending physician, New York Hospital, 1966-1971;
attending physician, New York Hospital, since 1971;
assistant attending physician, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1962-1971;
consultant, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, since 1971. Department chairman medicine North Shore University Hospital, since 1967, director academic affairs, 1969-1993, senior vice president medical affairs, since 1993. Senior vice president for medical and academic affairs North Shore Island Jewish Health System, since 1998.
Assistant in medicine Medical College Cornell Univercity, 1958-1959. Research fellow New York Heart Association,1959-1960, instructor medicine, 1960-1963, assistant professor, 1963-1966, associate professor, 1966-1971, David J. Greene distinguished professor, 1971-1996, associate dean, 1969-1996. David J. Greene professor medicine, associate dean New York University School Medicine, since 1996.
Career scientist Health Research Council, New York City, 1962-1966. Teaching scholar American Heart Association, 1966-1967. President New York State Board Medicine, 1974-1975.
Board directors National Board Medical Examiners, 1976-1980. Chairman Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, 1988, New York State Council on Graduate Education, 1987-1992.
Achievements
Membership
Member United States White House Review Council, National Health Policy development, 1993. Fellow New York Academy Medicine, American Heart Association (council on clinical cardiology). Master American College of Physicians (chairman and governor Downstate New York region II 1975-1980, regent 1980-1986, chairman board regents 1985-1986, chairman board regents emeritus, national president 1987-1988, president emeritus, Alfred Stengel Memorial medal).
Member American Medical Association, American Federation Clinical Research, Harvey Society, New York Medical Society, Nassau County Medical Society, Association American Medical Colleges, American Clinical and Climatologic Association, Federal Law Enforcement Foundation (Community Service award, 2008), American Council Graduate Medical Education(chairman 1987), American Board International Medicine(Secretary Treasured board 1984-1986).
Connections
Married Peggy L. Binenkorb, June 13, 1954. Children: Cynthia E., Robert W.
