Background
Wise, Leslie was born on May 3, 1932 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Emil and Jolan Weisz. came to the United States, 1967.
Wise, Leslie was born on May 3, 1932 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Emil and Jolan Weisz. came to the United States, 1967.
Bachelor of Science in Medicine, U. Sydney, Australia, 1955; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, U. Sydney, 1958.
Intern, Royal Newcastle Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 1958-1959;
junior house surgeon, Royal Newcastle Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 1959-1960;
senior house surgeon, Royal Newcastle Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 1960-1961;
proctor in anatomy, Royal College Surgeons, London, 1961-1962;
surgical resident, Hammersmith Hospital, London, 1962-1963;
surgical resident, St. James Hospital, London, 1963-1964;
surgical registrar, St. Helier Hospital, London, 1964-1965;
senior surgical registrar, St. Helier Hospital and St. Mark's Hospital, London, 1965-1967;
fellow in surgery, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, Baltimore, 1967-1968;
assistant professor surgery, director surgical research laboratories, Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, 1968-1969;
assistant professor surgery, director surgical research laboratories, Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, 1969-1971;
associate professor, Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, 1971-1975;
attending surgeon, Barnes and Allied Hospitals, St. Louis, 1969-1975;
attending surgeon, Homer G. Phillips Hospital, John Cochran Veterans Administration Hospital., St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis County Hospital, 1971-1975;
professor surgery, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1975-1989;
professor surgery, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, since 1989;
department chairman surgery, Long Island Jewish Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York, 1975-1993;
surgeon-in-chief, Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, New York, 1975-1992. Program director department surgery LaGuardia Hospital, Forest Hills, New York, 1992-1993. Professor surgery Cornell Univercity Medical College, since 1993.
Chairman Department Surgery New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York.
Member senate Executive Committee Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1992-1993. Fellow American College of Surgeons, Royal College Surgeons (England, Hunterian Professor 1970-1971), Royal Society Medicine, Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae, International Society Surgery. Member American Medical Association, American Association of University Professors, American Surgical Association, American Society Clinical Oncology, Association Academy Surgery, American Federation Clinical Research, American Gastroenterological Association, American Surgical Association, Control Surgical Association, Society Surgical Oncology, Assn.Surgery Alimentary Tract, American Gastroenterological Association, Society American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Society Program Dirs.
Surgery, Society Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Society University Surgeons, New York Surgical Society (president elect 1991-1992, president 1992-1993)., New York State Society Surgeons, New York State Medical Society, New York Cancer Society, New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group, Inc., Brooklyn Surgical Society, Nassau County Medical Society.
Married Amal Katbe; children: Nicholas, Julian, Tania.