Leon Axel

Background

Axel, Leon was born on November 1, 1947 in Lakewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of Milton and Alice Axel.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1971; Doctor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1976.

Career

Intern, University of California, San Francisco, 1976-1977; resident, University of California, San Francisco, 1977-1980; fellow, University of California, San Francisco, 1980-1981; member of staff, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia assistant professor radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1981-1986; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1986-1990; professor radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1990.

Achievements

• Leon Axel has been listed as a noteworthy Radiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Magnetic Resonance Medicine (member board of trustees), Society Magnetic Resonance Imaging (board directors), American College Radiologists (member of commission on magnetic resonance), American Association Physicists in Medicine.

Connections

Married Katherine Lorber, 1979 (divorced). Married Linda Susan Koenigsberg, October 15, 1983. 1 child, Nathaniel Irving.

Father:

Milton Axel

Mother:

Alice Axel

Spouse:

Katherine Lorber

Spouse:

Linda Susan Koenigsberg

child:

Nathaniel Irving Axel