Background
Tefft, Melvin was born on December 15, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Louis and Anna (Krivian) Tefft.
Tefft, Melvin was born on December 15, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Louis and Anna (Krivian) Tefft.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1954; Doctor of Medicine Boston University, 1958.
Intern, Boston City Hospital, 1958-1959; resident in radiology, Massachusetts Memorial Hospital, Boston, 1959-1962; fellow in radiation therapy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1962-1964; associate radiotherapist, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1971-1973; associate professor radiation therapy, Harvard University, 1972-1973; attending radiotherapist, director medical education, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Institute, New York City, 1973-1975; professor radiology, Cornell Univercity, 1973-1975; radiotherapist, Rhode Island Hospital, since 1975; department chairman, Rhode Island Hospital, 1984-1989; professor radiation medicine, Brown U., Providence, 1975-1989; department chairman radiation therapy, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, since 1989. Professor radiation medicine Brown U., Providence, 1975-1989. Chairman radiation therapy committee Children's Cancer Study Group, since 1979.
Fellow American College Radiology. Member American Academy Pediatrics, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Cancer Research, American College Nuclear Medicine, American Medical Association, American Radium Society, American Roentgen Ray Society, American Society Clinical Oncology, American Society Preventive Oncology, American Society Therapeutic Radiology, Children's Hospital Alumni Radiological Society, Children's Hospital Staff Association, European Society Pediatric Radiology, International Society Pediatric Radiology, Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Radiological Society, Medical Society County New York, Medical Society State New York, New England Cancer Society, New England Roentgen Ray Society, New England Society Radiation Oncology, New York Academy of Sciences, New York Roentgen Society, Providence Medical Association, Radiological Society North America, Royal College Radiologists, Royal Society Medicine, Society Nuclear Medicine, Society Pediatric Radiologists, Society Surgical Oncology.