Background
Bortin, Mortimer M. was born on March 7, 1922 in Milwaukee. Son of Herman and Anne (Anton) Bortin.
Bortin, Mortimer M. was born on March 7, 1922 in Milwaukee. Son of Herman and Anne (Anton) Bortin.
Student, University Wisconsin, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, Marquette University, 1945.
Intern, Mount Sinai Hospital, Milwaukee, 1945-1946; resident, Goldwater Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1948-1949; resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1949-1950; resident, Montefiore Hospital, New York City, 1950-1951; practice medicine specializing in internal medicine, Milwaukee, 1951-1972; director, Winter Research Laboratory, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, 1971-1983. Director International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry. Professor medicine Medical College Wisconsin.
Served to captain, Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1942-1948. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Immunologists, International Society for Experimental Hematology, Reticuloendothelial Society, Transplantation Society, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Barbara Louise Harris, October 6, 1944. Children— Mary Ellen, Bruce Harris.