Background
Wallis, Lila Amdurska was born on June 21, 1921 in Grodno, Poland. Came to the United States, 1946. Daughter of Samuel and Barbara (Hoffman) Amdurski.
Wallis, Lila Amdurska was born on June 21, 1921 in Grodno, Poland. Came to the United States, 1946. Daughter of Samuel and Barbara (Hoffman) Amdurski.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Barnard College, 1947. Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1951.
Intern to assistant resident physician and assistant in medicine, Cornell/New York Hospital Medical Center, 1951-1953; fellow in hematology, assistant physician to outpatients, Cornell/New York Hospital Medical Center, 1953-1954; resident physician to outpatients and instructor medicine, Cornell/New York Hospital Medical Center, 1954-1955; instructor in medicine and physician to outpatients, Cornell/New York Hospital Medical Center, 1955-1962; clinical assistant professor of medicine, assistant attending physician, Cornell/New York Hospital Medical Center, 1962-1976; clinical associate professor medicine, associate attending physician, Cornell/New York Hospital Medical Center, 1976-1984; clinical professor medicine, attending physician, Cornell/New York Hospital Medical Center, since 1984. Organizer many workshops. Lecturer in field.
Fellow American College of Physicians, New York Academy Medicine (secretary committee on admission 1977-1980), New York Academy of Sciences. Member International Society Hematology, American Society Hematology, New York Society Study of Blood, New York State Medical Society, New York County Medical Society (committee Chicago Mercantile Exchange 1981-1984, committee medical economics 1985-1986, committee public relations 1986-1989, chair task force women physicians since 1987), American Medical Women's Association (president 1988-1990, numerous committees, Elizabeth Blackwell medal 1990, Calcium/Nutrition award 1989, Women of Year 1981), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Benedict Lawrence Wallis, April 5, 1941. Children: James B., B. Jeffrey.