Background
Flax, Martin Howard was born on January 19, 1928 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Sadie (Finkel) Flax.
Flax, Martin Howard was born on January 19, 1928 in New York City. Son of Abraham and Sadie (Finkel) Flax.
AB, Cornell Univercity, 1946; AM, Columbia University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1955; Master of Science in Health Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979.
Intern, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1955-1956; fellow pathology, University of Chicago, 1956-1957; chief biophysics branch, Armed Forces Institute Pathology, Washington, 1957-1959; clinical fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1959-1961; assistant pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1961-1966; fellow pathology, Harvard University Medical School, 1959-1961; instructor pathology, Harvard University Medical School, 1961-1963; associate pathology, Harvard University Medical School, 1961-1966; assistant professor, Harvard University Medical School, 1966-1969; professor, chairman pathology department, Tufts U. School Medicine, 1970-1997; chairman veterinary school, Tufts U. School Medicine pathologist-in-chief, New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, 1970-1997. Consultant pathology B study section National Institutes of Health, 1970-1974.
Captain Medical Corps, United States Air Force, 1957-1959. Member American Association Pathology, International Academy Pathology, New England Society Pathology, American Association Immunology, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Ann E. Brockway, June 26, 1955. Children: Adam, Jonathan, Elizabeth.