Background
Wallace, Leon was born on August 12, 1920 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Rose (Burstein) Wallace.
Wallace, Leon was born on August 12, 1920 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Rose (Burstein) Wallace.
Bachelor, University of Southern California, 1940; Doctor of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1944.
Intern, Los Angeles County General Hospital, Los Angeles, 1944-1945; fellow in cardiovascular medicine, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1945-1946; fellow in pathology, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1947-1948; resident in medicine, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1946-1947; private practice,, Beverly Hills, California, since 1948; assistant professor medicine, University of Southern California School Medicine, Los Angeles, since 1949. Attending physician Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles, since 1950. Consultant in medicine United States Army Fort MacArthur Hospital, San Pedro, California, 1955-1957.
Captain Medical corpus, United States army, 1953-1955. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Cardiology.
Married Fern Wixen, July 13, 1945. Children: Daniel, Laura.