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Warshaw, Leon JOseph was born on July 20, 1917 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Bessie (Olken) Warshaw.
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Warshaw, Leon JOseph was born on July 20, 1917 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Bessie (Olken) Warshaw.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University, 1938; Doctor of Medicine Columbia University, 1942.
Intern, house physician 1st medical division, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1942-1944;
from clinical assistant visiting physician to associate visiting physician, Bellevue Hospital, 1942-1959;
clinical assistant, then adjunct, Beth Israel Hospital, New York City, 1944-1949;
associate attending physician, Beth Israel Hospital, 1949-1987;
chief adult cardiac clinic, Beth Israel Hospital, 1950-1962;
practice internal medicine, New York City, 1944-1955;
medical director and/or medical consultant various corporations, New York City, 1944-1969;
with, Equitable Life Assurance Society, New York City, 1967-1980;
vice president, chief medical director, Equitable Life Assurance Society, 1970-1975;
vice president, corporation medical director, Equitable Life Assurance Society, 1975-1980;
on leave as deputy director, New York City Mayor' General’ s Office of Operations, 1978-1980;
clinical professor environmental medicine, New York University, since 1980. Consultant health care delivery, since 1980. Executive director New York Business Group on Health, 1980-1994.
Member of New York Governor's Health Advisory Council, 1978-1984, New York State Advisory Council on Alcoholism Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1988, chairman, 1990-1997. Member of faculty Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, 1944-1960, New York University Medical School, 1945-1947. Chairman of the Board Equitable Environmental Health, Inc., Woodbury, New York, 1973-1975, director, 1975-1978.
Trustee Insurance Medical Scientist Scholarship Fund, 1975-1978. Member of advisory board Center Productive Aging, New York Center for Policy on Aging. Board directors Medical & Health Research Association.
Member of national advising committee President'sCom. Employment Handicapped, 1965-1989. Member President's Council Physical Fitness and Sports, 1970-1985.
Board sponsors Twin Cities Health Care Development Project, 1972-1975. Chairman medical advising committee Washington Business Group Health, 1977-1979. Mental health advisory board Cornell Univercity, 1970-1980.
Sappington Memorial lecturer Industrial Medical Association. Director Health Sys. Agency New York City, 1987-1993. Thackrah lector Society Occupl.
Medicine/Leeds U., 1988.
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Fellow American College Occupational & Environmental Medicine, American College Cardiology, American College of Physicians, American College Preventive Medicine, American Occupational Medicine Association (past director), New York Academy of Sciences, Medical and Health Research Association New York City (board directors), Society Occupational Medicine (honorary). Member American Medical Association, New York State, New York County medical societies, American Arbitration Association (advisory health council 1972-1980), American Heart Association (chairman heart industry committee 1966-1968, director 1969-1973), Conference Board, National Safety Council (director 1972-1974, vice president research 1972-1974), Greater New York Safety Council (1970), New York City of C., New York Heart Association (director 1968-1970, 76-82), Occupational Health Institute (director 1970-1987), New York Academy Medicine (chairman secretary occupational medicine 1964-1966), New York Occupational Medical Association (president 1965-1967, executive committee 1967-1977), Occupational Psychiatry Group, Alpha Omega Alpha, Beta Sigma Rho, Phi Delta Epsilon.
Married Mona Glassman, August 31, 1941. Children: Peter M., David C.