Background
Valsamis, Marius Peter was born on February 23, 1932 in New York City. Son of Peter Christ and Anna (Demetrokopoulos) Valsamis.
Valsamis, Marius Peter was born on February 23, 1932 in New York City. Son of Peter Christ and Anna (Demetrokopoulos) Valsamis.
AB, Columbia College, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1957.
Intern, Hospital St. Raphael, New Haven, 1957-1958;
resident physician, King's County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1958-1959;
National Institutes of Health training fellow, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1959-1963;
clinical assistant professor pathology, neuropathology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1967-1969;
surgeon, Off. Surgical General United States Public Health Service, Bethesda, Maryland., 1963-1965;
instructor Neurology, Pathology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1965-1969;
chief of laboratories, Brooklyn Eastern State Hospital, 1967-1969;
associate professor pathology (neuropathology), Albert Einstein Medical College, The Bronx, New York, 1969-1974;
professor neuropathology, director pathophysiology course, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, 1974-1991;
professor neurology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, 1994-1997;
professor emeritus pathology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, since 1997;
consultant neuropathology, Lincoln Hospital, Bronx, New York, since 1993;
consultant neuropathology, Medical Examiners Office of Westchester County, since 1992. Consultant Anatomic Pathology Certified National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1964, Clinical Center National Institute Health, Bethesda, since 1981.
Adjunct faculty neuropathology New York University College Medicine, 1997.
Chairman Medical Commission United States Fencing Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1972-1984, 87-92, honorary chairman, since 1997. Manager Pan American Olympic Fencing Team, Colorado Springs, 1975, 79, United States Olympic Fencing Team, 1976, 80. Member Commission Medicale Federal International d'Escrime, Paris, since 1978.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy Sciences. Member American Association Neuropathologists (pastarchivist), International Society Greek Neuroscientists (president 1995-1996), The Fencers' Club (board directors New York 1969-1991).
Married Nancy Weems, June 16, 1957. Children: Helen Anna, Demetrios Peter, Ariadne Irene.