Mortimer Broadwin Lipsett

Background

Lipsett, Mortimer Broadwin was born on February 20, 1921 in New York City. Son of Theodore and Gertrude (Broadwin) Lipsett.

Education

AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1943; Master of Science, University of Southern California, 1947; Doctor of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1951.

Career

Research associate, University of Southern California, 1947; intern, Los Angeles County Hospital, 1951-1952; resident in internal medicine, Sawtelle Veterans Administration Hospital., Los Angeles, 1952-1954; commissioned officer, United States Public Health Service United States Public Health Service fellow, assistant member, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York City, 1954-1957; member of staff, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1957-1974, 76-85; associate science director intramural research, chief reproduction research branch, National Institutes of Health, 1970-1974; associate director clinical care, director Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 1976-1982; director National Institute Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 1982-1985; director National Institute Arthritis, Diabetes and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, January-November, 1985. Director Cancer Center N.W. Ohio., Cleveland. Professor medicine Case-Western Res.U. Medical School, 1974-1976.

Organizer, finance chairman Breast Cancer Task Force.

Achievements

• Mortimer Broadwin Lipsett has been listed as a noteworthy physician, research center administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member Endocrine Society (secretary-treas 1974-1978, president 1979-1980, Distinguished Leadership award 1976), International Society Endocrinology (secretary-general 1976-1985), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Cancer Research, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Andrology (named Distinguished Andrologist 1984), American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, Harvey Society, Society Study Reproduction, German Endocrine Society (correspondent), Japan Endoicrine Society (honorary).

Connections

Married Lois Friedman, March 10, 1974. Children from previous marriage: Roger, Edward.

Father:

Theodore Lipsett

Mother:

Gertrude (Broadwin) Lipsett

Spouse:

Lois Friedman