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Fink, Lawrence Holliday was born in 1941 in New York City, SCIENCE/ENGINEERING0.
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Lawrence Holliday Fink, American Neurosurgeon. Diplomate American Board Neurological Surgery. Named to Honorary Order of Kentucky Colonels, 1968; recipient Navy Commendation medal, 1976, award for innovations in state and local government Ford Foundation-John F. Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, 1990.
Education
Bachelor in Psychology with honors, Cornell Univercity, 1961; Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, 1965; Master of Science in Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota, 1971.
Career
Surgery intern, Bronx (New York) Municipal Hospital Center, 1965-1966;
resident in neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, New York, 1966-1970;
commissioned, United States Navy, 1970;
advance through grades to captain, United States Navy
neurosurgeon, United States Navy, Bethesda, Maryland., 1970-1973;
assistant chief neurosurgery, United States Navy, Guam., 1973-1978;
director neurosurgery research and education, United States Navy, 1978-1980;
resigned, United States Navy, 1980;
chief neurosurgery, Greater Laurel-Beltsville Hospital, Laurel, Maryland., since 1981. Acting chief neurosurgery, Naval Medical Center, Guam, 1974. Consultant neurosurgeon, Guam Memorial Hospital, 1974.
Senior medical officer, United States Ship Shrevesport, 1975-1976. Associate professor neurosurgery, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome U. Health Sciences, 1978-1980. Staff neurosurgeon, United States Air Force Medical Center, Clark Air Force Base, Republic of the Philippines, 1979.
Officer Greater Laurel-Beltsville Hospital (secretary-treasurer 1981-1984, vice president 1984-1987). President Risk Management Cons. Clinical associate professor.neurosurgery George Washington University.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman medical advisory county, Blue Cross/Blue Shield NCA, 1989-1992. Board dirs.Ctr. for the Arts and Religion, Wesley Seminary, 1988-1990. Fellow American College of Surgeons.
Member American Medical Association, American Association Neurological Surgeons, Congr. Neurological Surgeons, Southern Neurosurg. Society, New York Academy Sciences, Washington Academy Neurosurgery (secretary 1980-1981, president 1982-1983), Montgomery County Medical Society (president 1988-1989, Laughlin award 1989), Laurel Medical Society (Presidential award 1987, board directors since 1988, vice president 1989-1990, president 1991-1992), Psi Chi.
