Background
Block, Marvin Avram was born on January 11, 1903 in Buffalo. Son of Robert and Sarah (Sernoffsky) Block.
Block, Marvin Avram was born on January 11, 1903 in Buffalo. Son of Robert and Sarah (Sernoffsky) Block.
Bachelor of Science, Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1925. Student, University Vienna, Austria, 1931.
Intern Buffalo General Hospital, 1924-1925, member staff, from 1951. Intern Buffalo City Hospital, 1925-1926. Member faculty State University of New York-Buffalo Medical School, from 1927, now professor emeritus clinical medicine.
Practice medicine specializing in internal medicine, from 1945. Practice medicine specializing in alcoholism and addictive diseases, from 1950. Board managers Meyer Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, 1943-1944, University Buffalo Rehabilitation Center, 1949-1951.
Visiting lecturer University Nevada, University Texas, University Utah School Alcohol Studies, McMaster University, Institute Alcohol, University Colorado School Alcohol Studies, Columbia School Social Studies, University Mississippi School Alcohol Studies, University Witwatersrand, South Africa, University Capetown, South Africa, University Stellenbosch, South Africa, University Melbourne, Australia. Consultant South Africa National Council Alcoholism, 1960, Australian Council Alcoholism, 1960, New Zealand Council Alcoholism, 1960, Department Hospitals and Medical Facilities of American Medical Association, 1964, Malvern (Pennsylvania) Institute, British Columbia Project of America Psychiatric Association, National Institute of Mental Health, Buffalo Police Department, Department Health, New York State Motor Vehicle Bureau. Founder New York State Council Committees Alcoholism, 1950, president, 1954-1960.
President Western New York Committee Education Alcoholism, 1954-1959, board directors, from 1949. Board directors National Council Alcoholism, vice president, 1963. Advisory board Erie dean academy affairs State University of New York, from 1964.
Dean County Mental Health Association, International Institute Alcoholism. Advisory committee narcotics New York State Department Health, New York State Department Mental Hygiene. National Science Foundation delegate American-Japanese Conference on Addictions, 1964.
Member executive committee Erie County Community Welfare Council, 1963. Board directors Buffalo and Erie County Community Chest, 1956-1960, Rosa Coplon Home and Infirmary, Jewish Federation Social Service, National Council Joint Distribution. President Marvin A. and Lillian K. Block Foundation.
Trustee Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, from 1979. Fellow American Public Health Association, New York State Public Health Association, Association American Medical Colleges. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association (chairman committee alcoholism council mental health), New York State Medical Society (chairman subcommittee alcoholism and narcotics public health committee), Erie County Medical Society (chairman special committee problems alcoholism), Buffalo Academy Medicine, American Academy Political and Social Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences, New York State Society Medical Research, American Geriatrics Society, Western New York Geriatrics Society, Professional Association Alcoholism, World Medical Association, British Society Study Alcoholism, New York State Association Professions, Academy Psychosomatic Medicine, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society, Buffalo Chamber Music Society, Erie County Society Prevention Cruelty Animals, American Jewish Physicians Committee, Cleveland Health Museum, Salvation Army Association, American Jewish Committee, Alumni Association State University of New York-Buffalo, American Red Mogen David for Israel, Zionist Organization American, American Education Foundation, Maimonides Medical Society, American Medical Society on Alcoholism (vice president), Buffalo Council World Affairs (board directors 1975), Life & Death Transition Society (board directors from 1980).
Clubs: Automobile (Buffalo). Westwood Country (Williamsville, New York ). Lodges: B'nai B'rith.
Married Lillian Kevitt, November 29, 1933.