Background
Alderman, Michael Harris was born on March 26, 1936 in New Haven. Son of Julius and Anna (Vener) Alderman.
Alderman, Michael Harris was born on March 26, 1936 in New Haven. Son of Julius and Anna (Vener) Alderman.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1958; Doctor of Medicine Yale University, 1962.
Intern, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, New York, 1962-1964;
resident, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York City, 1966-1968;
visiting professor, U. West Indies, Kingston, Jamiaca, 1968-1970;
attending physician, New York Hospital, New York City, since 1982;
professor public health, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1980-1984;
professor medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1982-1984;
professor, department chairman epidemiology and social medicine, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, since 1984;
program director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, 1979-1981. Member consultant United Nations, New York City, 1981. Chairman African Medical Research Foundation, 1981-1994.
Member of New York State Task Force on Clinical Guidelines & Medical Technology Assessment, 1994. Chairman of Commission on public health and preventive medicine National Bd.Med. Examiners, 1988; member 4th joint national commission on detection, evaluation and treatment high blood pressure National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1988, national high blood pressure education committee coordinating committee United States Public Health Service, 1989, 5th Joint National Committee Detection, Evaluation and Treatment High Blood Pressure, 1991-1992.
Visiting professor cardiovascular medicine University of Oxford, 1990-1991.
Member Council Foreign Relations, New York City, United States Civil Rights Commission, Albany, New York, 1972-1976. Member United States delegate to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Moscow, 1979. Trustee Sharon (Connecticut) Hospital, Wallenberg Foundation, New York.
Board directors New York Planned Parenthood Association, since 1992. Chairman board Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Cooperation, 1997. Lieutenant Commander United States Public Health Service, 1964-1966.
Fellow American College of Physicians, American Society Clinical Nutrition, American Federation Clinical Research, Royal Society Medicine, American Heart Association (council on epidemiology). Member National Council International Health (board governors), American Society Hypertension (public affairs committee, executive committee, treasurer since 1991, president elect 1994-1996, president since 1996), New York Academy Medicine (vice chairman public health committee 1988), Explorers Club, Century Association, Harvard Club.
Married Betsy Feinstein, July 28, 1968. Children– John F., Peter B.