Leonard Laster

Background

Laster, Leonard was born on August 24, 1928 in New York City. Son of Isaac and Mary (Ehrenreich) Laster.

Education

AB, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1949. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1950.

Career

From intern to resident in medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1950-1953; fellow gastroenterology, Massachusetts Memorial Hospital, 1958-1959; visiting investigator, Public Health Research Institute, New York City, 1953-1954; Lieutenant commissioned, United States Public Health Service, 1954; advanced through grades to assistant surgeon general (rear admiral), United States Public Health Service, 1971; member of staff, National Institute Arthritis, Metabolic and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1954-1973; chief digestive and hereditary diseases branch, National Institute Arthritis, Metabolic and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1969-1973; from special assistant to assistant director human resources, President' General’ s Office Science and Technology, 1969-1973; executive director Assembly Life Sciences, also division medical science, NAS-National Research Council, 1973-1974; retired, United States Public Health Service, 1973; vice president academic affairs and clinical affairs Medical Center, also dean College Medicine, professor medicine, Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1974-1978; president, Oregon Health Sciences U., Portland, 1978-1987; professor medicine, Oregon Health Sciences U., Portland, 1978-1987; chancellor, U. Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, 1987-1990; distinguished university professor medicine and health policy, U. Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, since 1990; chancellor emeritus, U. Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, since 1990. Board directors Thermo Cardiosystems, Inc., Woburn, Massachusetts, Tissue Engineering, Boston. Consultant management and productivity of R & D programs for pharmaceutical corporations, R & D strategic planning, organization corporation health care programs for multinational paper corporation private research foundation.

Laboratory investigator MarineBiol. Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, summers, 1962-1969, chairman organizer symposia on national policy and biomedical science, summers, 1971-1972, library reader, summers, 1973-1976, chairman steering committee Falmouth Forum, since 1994.

Achievements

• Leonard Laster has been listed as a notable academic administrator, researcher, internist, educator, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Life After Medical School: Thirty-Two Doctors Describe How They Shaped Their Medical Careers

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  • Life After Medical School: Thirty-Two Doctors Describe How They Shaped Their Medical Careers by Leonard Laster (1996-01-01)

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  • Life After Medical School: 32 Doctors Describe How They Shaped Their Careers by Leonard Laster (1999-08-10)

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Membership

Columnist falmouth Enterprise, since 2008, Active Foundation Advanced Education Sciences, Bethesda, 1965-1969, Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Brooklyn, 1975-1978, Medical Research Foundation, Oregon, 1979-1987, Oregon Symphony, 1979-1985, Oregon Contemporary Theatre, 1981-1983. President Burning Tree Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association, Bethesda, 1972-1973. Board directors International Artists Series, Worcester, 1988-1991, Massachusetts Biotechnology Centers for Excellence, Boston, 1988-1996, Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Institute, Worcester, 1988-1990, Worcester Business Development Corporation, 1988-1991.

Co-chairman United Way Central Massachusetts, COMEC Campaign, 1989. Member executive committee Worcester Economic Club, 1988-1991. Member citizen governor board Worcester Fights Back, 1990-1995.

Chairman corporation liaison committee Marine Biological Laboratory, 1991-1992. Member Worcester Committee Foreign Relations (affiliated with Council Foreign Relations), 1992-1996. Fellow American College of Physicians.

Member American Federation Clinical Research, American Gastroenterol. Association, American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Clinical Investigation (emeritus), Marine Biological Laboratory Corporation, Portland Chamber of Commerce (director 1980-1984), Massachusetts Medical Society, Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement (appointed member since 2007), Cosmos Club, Harvard Club New York City, Harvard Club, Harvard Faculty Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Ruth Ann Leventhal, December 16, 1956. Children: Judith Eve, Susan Beth, Stephen Jay.

Father:

Isaac Laster

Mother:

Mary (Ehrenreich) Laster

Spouse:

Ruth Ann Leventhal

child:

Susan Beth Laster

child:

Stephen Jay Laster

child:

Judith Eve Laster