Background
Schiff, Leon was born on May 1, 1901 in Riga, Latvia. Arrived in United States, 1906, naturalized, 1913. Son of Mordecai and Esther (Liebschutz) Schiff.
(Clinical Approach to Jaundice (American Lecture Series, P...)
Clinical Approach to Jaundice (American Lecture Series, Publication No. 202, A Monograph in American Lectures in Abdominal Viscera) by Leon Schiff. 1954. Vinyl binding. Published by Charles C. Thomas, Springfield. Illinois.
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Schiff, Leon was born on May 1, 1901 in Riga, Latvia. Arrived in United States, 1906, naturalized, 1913. Son of Mordecai and Esther (Liebschutz) Schiff.
Bachelor of Science, University Cincinnati, 1922. Doctor of Medicine, 1924. Doctor of Philosophy, 1929.
Bachelor of Science, U. Cincinnati, 1922, Doctor of Medicine, 1924, Master of Science, 1927, Doctor of Philosophy, 1929. Intern then resident Cincinnati General Hospital, 1924-1927, 28-30. Fellow medicineU. Munich and University Leipzig, Federal Republic of Germany, 1927-1928.
Member of faculty U. Cincinnati Medical School, 1930-1970.
Professor, clinical professor medicine U. Miami (Florida) Medical School, 1970. Consultant gastroenterology and liver diseases.to Jaundice, 1954, A Doctor"s Reminiscences, 1989.
Company-editor: Bile Salt Metabolism, 1969. Senior editor: Diseases of the Liver, 7th edition, 1993.
(Clinical Approach to Jaundice (American Lecture Series, P...)
Member of American Medical Writers Association, American Association Study Liver Disease (Distinguished Service award 1981), American Society Gastroenterological Endoscopy, American Gastroenterol. Association (Friedenwald medal 1973), Center Society Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Investigation, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi.
Married Augusta Miller, June 9, 1925. Children: Herbert Nolan (deceased), Gilbert Martin, Eugene Roger.