Background
Lessin, Lawrence Stephen was born on October 14, 1937 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Maurice and Anna (Brodsky) Lessin.
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Lawrence Stephen Lessin
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Lawrence Stephen Lessin, American Hematologist, oncologist, educator. Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine (associate member 1976-1982). Named Intern of Year University of Pennsylvania Hospital, 1963; nominee for Golden Apple award, 1975; National Heart Institute special fellow Paris, 1967-1968.
Education
Student, University Michigan, 1955-1958; Doctor of Medicine University of Chicago, 1962.
Career
Intern, resident in internal medicine, chief resident, fellow in hematology, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, 1962-1967;
special fellow, National Heart Institute, Institute for Cell Pathology, Paris, 1967-1968;
assistant professor medicine, Duke U., 1968-1970;
associate professor medicine and pathology, George Washington University, 1970-1974;
professor medicine and pathology, director division hematology and oncology, George Washington University, since 1974;
director, George Washington University Cancer Center, Washington, 1991-1993;
medical director Washington Cancer Institute, Washington Hospital Center, since 1993. Visiting physician medicine branch National Cancer Institute, 1971-1974. Consultant hematology Washington Veterans Administration Hospital., since 1971.
Consultant American Red Cross Blood Bank, since 1972, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1974, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute,1974. Walter Reed Army Medical Center, since 1978. Ad hoc consultant National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Study Section Program-Project Grants, 1977.
Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration biomedical Review Panel, 1981-1988. Chairman division blood diseases and resources advising committee National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1985-1986, member institute scientific review committee, since 1997. Chairman, program director Association Hematology-Oncology, 1983-1987.
Volunteer special emphasis panel Comprehensive Sickle CellSCOR Applications, since 1997. Member Food and Drug Administration panel on spaniform encephalopaties, consultant panel on oncology drugs.
Achievements
Membership
Served to captain Medical Corps United States Army Reserve, 1963-1969. Fellow American College of Physicians, International Society Hematology. Member American College Physicians (chair Hematology Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment program, since 1992), American Society Hematology, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Oncology, American Blood Commission, American Society Internal Medicine, District of Columbia Medical Society, International Blood Cells Club, American Society Clinical Oncology, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Judith Ann Lustok, December 23, 1961. Children: Jennifer Lynn, Jonathan Lustok, Martine Rose.
