Background
Small, Melvin D. was born on May 22, 1925 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Sidney J. and Ida (Gelbsman) Small.
Small, Melvin D. was born on May 22, 1925 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Sidney J. and Ida (Gelbsman) Small.
AB, University of Wisconsin, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, Duke U., 1959; studied under Doctor Gregory Pincus, Worcester Foundation Experimental Biological and Medicine, 1950-1953; studied under Professor Brian Abel-Smith, London School Economics, 1986-1990.
Intern, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, 1959-1960;
resident, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, 1960-1961;
chief gastrointestinal research, Georgetown University Medical Center, 1961-1964;
instructor medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, 1961-1966;
assistant professor medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, 1966-1967;
assistant clinical professor medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, 1967-1981, 93-;
chief gastroenterology section Georgetown division, District of Columbia General Hospital, 1964-1968. Consultant Children's Hospital, Washington, 1962-1966. Active staff Fairfax (Virginia) Hospital, 1961-1973, Commonwealth Drs.
Hospital, Fairfax, 1969-1974, Arlington (Virginia) Hospital, 1961-1985, Circle Terrace Hospital, Alexandria, 1965-1985, Mt.Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, 1976-1985. Honorary staff member Alexandria Hospital,1985-1989, 92-. Attending physician District of Columbia General Hospital, 1961-1968, Georgetown University Hospital, 1961-1981, 93-, Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami Beach, Florida, since 1992;chief animal experimentation Cancer research under Doctor Sidney Farber Children's Medical Center, Boston, 1948-1950.
Research assistant Boston University School Medicine, 1956-1957. Department chairman medicine Alexandria Hospital, 1964-1985. Founder, chairman, Northern Virginia Consortium for Continuing Medical Education, 1974-1986, chairman emeritus, 1986.
Lecturer in field.
Trustee Jefferson Memorial Hospital, 1965-1974, member founding group, 1965, chairman pharmacy committee, 1965-1976, co-chairman tissue committee, 1965-1974. Nominated candidate for Palm Beach (Florida) Town Council, 1995-1996. Member American Medical Association, American College Gastroenterology, American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterological Association, American Institute Nutrition, American Physiological Society, American Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, District of Columbia Medical Society, Medical Society Virginia (chairman commission on continuing medical education 1978-1981), Alexandria Medical Society (vice president 1979-1980), Royal Society Medicine, Florida Medical Society, Palm Beach County Medical Society.
Married Judith Nogee, December 23, 1962. Children: Michael Dorian, Michele.