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Savitz, Martin Harold was born on January 20, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nathan and Bernice Beatrice (Segal) Savitz.
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Martin Harold Savitz, American Neurosurgeon. Diplomate American Board Neurological Surgery, American Board Clinical Neurological Surgery, Am.Bd. Minimally Invasive Spinal Medicine and Surgery, National Board Medical Examiners, American Board Forensic Medicine. Named International Man of Year, International Biographical Center, 1994, Man ofYr., American Biographical Institute, 1995.
Education
AB, Harvard University, 1963; Doctor of Medicine, Hahnemann U., 1969; Master of Science in Psychology, California Coast U., 1998.
Career
Intern, Boston City Hospital, 1969-1970;
resident in internal medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1970-1974;
clinical instructor department neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School Medicine, New York City, 1974-1982;
assistant clinical professor, Mount Sinai School Medicine, New York City, 1982-1986;
associate clinical professor, Mount Sinai School Medicine, New York City, 1986-1997. Adjunct Professor community and preventive medicine, visiting professor neurosurgery Medical College Pennsylvania-Hahnemann School Medicine, 1998-1999. Assistant professor clinical neurosurgery New York Medical College, 1999.
Attending neurosurgeon Nyack (New York) Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Rockland County, New York, Cmty. Hospital, Dobbs Ferry, New York, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York. Member president's county Harvard College, 1991-1999, marshal of commencement, since 1993, admissions and finance aid committee, 1978-1999.
Member alumni board of trustees Hahnemann U., 1991-1994. Head exam committee American Board Clinical Neurosurgery, since 1995. Lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American College of Surgeons, Royal College Surgeons (United States), American Biographical Institute, International College Surgeons (chairman-elect United States section neurosurgery, 1992, chairman, 1993, Executive Committee 1994, chairman-elect 1995, chairman 1996, board regents 1997, vice president 1998), New York Academy of Medicine, Philadelphia College Physicians, American Academy Neurological Orthopaedic Surgeons (board directors since 1994, Lifetime Achievement award 1998) American Forensic Examiners College (ethics committee since 1995), International Biographical Association. Member American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Neurological Surgeons, American Federation Medical Accreditation (vice-chairman 1997, chairman 1998-1999), New York Society Neurosurgery, Congress Neurological Surgeons, New York State Neurosurg. Society, Internat.Fedn. of Surgical Colls., International Society Minimal Intervention in SpinalSurgery, Hastings Center, New York Academy Sciences, American Academy of Minimally Invasive Spinal Medicine and Surgery (board directors 1998, vice chairman 1999), Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Delta Epsilon, John Harvard S oc.
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Married Susan Rayna Gordon, June 23, 1968 (divorced September 1977). 1 child, Sean Isaac; married Harmony Gwynne Keys, October 28, 1979. 1 child, Ariel Austryn.
