Martin Harvey Weiss

Background

Weiss, Martin Harvey was born on February 2, 1939 in Newark. Son of Max and Rae Weiss.

Education

AB magna cum laude, Dartmouth College, 1960; BMS, Dartmouth College, 1961; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1963.

Career

Intern, University Hospitals, Cleveland, 1963-1964; resident in neurosurgery, University Hospitals, 1966-1970; senior instructor to assistant professor neurosurgery, Case Western Reserve U., 1970-1973; associate professor neurosurgery, University of Southern California, 1973-1976; professor, University of Southern California, 1976-1978; professor, department chairman, University of Southern California, since 1978; Martin H. Weiss chair in neurological surgery, University of Southern California, since 1997. Chairman neurology B study section National Institutes of Health. Member residency review committee for neurosurgery Accreditation Common for Graduate Medical Education, since 1989, vice chairman, 1991-1993, chairman, 1993-1995, member appeals county in neurosurgery, since 1995.

Courville lecturer Loma Linda U. School Medicine, 1989. Edgar Kahn visiting professor University of Michigan, 1987. W. James Gardner lecturer Cleveland Clinic, 1993.

Edwin Boldrey visiting professor University of California, San Francisco, 1994. Honorary guest San Francisco Neurological Society, 1994, Australian Neurosurg. Society, 1996; Aurthur Ward visiting professor U. Washington, 1988.

John Raff visiting professor U. Oregon, 1995. Afrox traveling professor South African Congress Neurological Surgeons, 1989. Loyal Davis lecturer Northwestern University, 1990.

Visiting professor U. Melbourne, 1996, U. Sydney, 1996. Wagner lecturer U. Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey, 1997.

Achievements

• Martin Harvey Weiss has been listed as a noteworthy Neurosurgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to captain United States Army Reserve, 1964-1966. Member American College of Surgeons (advisory county neurosurgery 1985-1988), Society Neurological Surgeons (vice president since 1999), Neurosurg. Society American, American Academy Neurological Surgery (executive com.1988-1989, vice president 1992-1993), Research Society Neurological Surgeons, American Association Neurological Surgeons (board directors 1988-1991, secretary 1994-1997, president-elect since 1998, president since 1999), Congress Neurological Surgeons (vice president 1982-1983), Western Neurosurg.

Society, Neurosurg. Forum, Southern California Neurosurg. Society (president 1983-1984), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married R. Debora Rosenthal, August 20, 1961. Children: Brad, Jessica, Elisabeth.

Father:

Max Weiss

Mother:

Rae Weiss

Spouse:

R. Debora Rosenthal

child:

Jessica Weiss

child:

Brad Weiss

child:

Elisabeth Weiss