Background
Kurland, Leonard Terry was born on December 24, 1921 in Baltimore. Son of Ellis M. and Sarah (Shein) Kurland.
Kurland, Leonard Terry was born on December 24, 1921 in Baltimore. Son of Ellis M. and Sarah (Shein) Kurland.
Bachelor, Johns Hopkins University, 1942. Doctor of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1951. Doctor of Medicine, University Maryland, 1945.
Master in Public Health cum laude, Harvard University, 1948.
Intern, U. Maryland., 1945-1946;
with, United States Public Health Service, 1946-1964;
assigned to, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, 1948-1955;
assigned to, National Institute Neurological Disease and Blindness, 1955-1964;
chief epidemiology branch, National Institute Neurological Disease and Blindness, 1955-1964;
fellow neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1952-1953;
research assistant in neurology, medical statistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1953-1955;
professor, department chairman medical statistics, epidemiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1964-1986;
professor epidemiology, Mayo Graduate School, School Medicine, 1964-1995;
senior consultant department health science research, Mayo Clinic, 1987-1995. Clinical assistant professor neurology, Georgetown University, 1957-1960. Clinical professor neurology Howard U., 1960-1964.
Consultant National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration, World Health Organization, National Academy Sciences. Mem.geochemistry and health subcommittee National Research Council, 1975-1980, chairman 1978-1980. Member Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, 1983-1993.
Special assistant to dir pharmacovigilance and epidemiology Food and Drug Administration, 1996-1997.
With Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Fellow American Public Health Association. Member American Academy Neurology (past chairman neuroepidemiology section), American Neurological Association, American Epidemiologic Society (president 1974), International Epidemiologic Association, Japanese Clinical Society Neurology (executive council), National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Gold Science award 1966, Charcot award 1983, research review panel), Society Scholars Johns Hopkins University.