Background
Levin, Marvin Edgar was born on August 11, 1924 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of Benjamin A. and Bertha Levin.
Levin, Marvin Edgar was born on August 11, 1924 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of Benjamin A. and Bertha Levin.
Bachelor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1947; Doctor of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1951.
Intern, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1951-1952; assistant resident in internal medicine, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1952-1953; National Polio Foundation fellow in metabolism and endocrinology, School Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1953-1955; professor clinical medicine emeritus, associate director, Endocrine, Diabetes and Metabolism Clinic, Washington University, St. Louis attending physician emeritus, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis. Visiting professor endocrinology and diabetes People's Republic China, 1982, Jakarta, Indonesia, Taipei, 1994, Cairo, 1992, Malvern, England, 1996. Consultant endocrine panel United States Pharmacopeia: medical director Harry and Flora D. Freund Memorial Foundation.
Fellow Society Vascular Medicine and Biology, American College Endocrinology. Member American Medical Association, American Diabetes Association (national board directors 1984-1986, chairman publication committee 1986-1987, board directors Missouri chapter 1987-1993, editor in chief Clinical Diabetes 1988-1993, co-editor Diabetes Spectrum 1988-1993, Outstanding Clinician award 1979, Outstanding Physician Educator award 1991), American Dietetic Association (honorary, Marvin E. Levin, Doctor of Medicine Scholarship Program for research in diabetic lower extremity disease named for him), St. Louis Clinical Diabetes Association (president 1965-1966), American Thyroid Association, Endocrine Society, St. Louis Society Internal Medicine, St. Louis Internist Club (president 1972), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Barbara Yvonne Symes. 3 children.