Background
Hankoff, Leon Dudley was born on June 17, 1927 in Baltimore. Son of Benjamin and Ada (Filtzer) Hankoff.
Hankoff, Leon Dudley was born on June 17, 1927 in Baltimore. Son of Benjamin and Ada (Filtzer) Hankoff.
Bachelor of Science, U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1950; Doctor of Medicine, U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1952.
Intern, Kings County Hospital, 1952-1953; resident, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, 1953-1956; psychiatrist, senior psychiatrist, clinical director, Kings County Hospital Center, 1956-1965; director department psychiatry, Queens Hospital Center-Hillside Hospital Affiliation, New York, 1964-1968; acting director, Government Hospital-Sha-ar Menashe, Israel, 1969-1970; director department psychiatry, Misericordia Hospital Medical Center, New York, 1970-1978; director, chairman, Elizabeth General Medical Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey, since 1981. Clinical professor U. Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, since 1983. Adjunct clinical professor Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, since 1988.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1956-1958. Fellow American Psychiatric Association (life). Member American Medical Association.
Married Selma Ruth Mervis, December 15, 1957. Children: Eve, Sarah, Rachel, Rebecca.