Background
Folkman, Moses Judah was born on February 24, 1933 in Cleveland. Son of Jerome D. and Bessie Folkman.
Folkman, Moses Judah was born on February 24, 1933 in Cleveland. Son of Jerome D. and Bessie Folkman.
Bachelor, Ohio State University, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1957; Doctor of Science honoris causa, Mount Sinai School Medicine, 1996; Doctor of Science honoris causa, Northwestern University, 1998; Doctor of Medicine honoris causa, Uppsala U., Sweden, 1998.
Intern, then assistant resident in surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1957-1960;
senior assistant resident in surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1962-1964;
chief resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1964-1965;
chief resident in pediatric surgery, Philadelphia Children's Hospital, 1969;
instructor surgery, Harvard University Medical School, 1965-1966;
associate in surgery, Harvard University Medical School, 1967;
professor surgery, Harvard University Medical School, since 1967;
Julia Dyckman Andrus professor pediatric surgery, Harvard University Medical School, since 1968;
professor anatomy and cellular biology, Harvard University Medical School, since 1989. Assistant surgeon Boston City Hospital, 1965-1966. Associate director Sears Surgical Laboratory, 1966-1967.
Senior surgeon Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, since 1968.
With Medical Corps, United States Navy, 1960-1962. Fellow American College of Surgeons (Sheen award 1989). Member NAS, American College Surgeons, American Surgical Association, Association Academy Surgery, Society U. Surgeons, Surgical Biology Club I, American Academy Pediatrics, Allen O. Whipple Society, American Pediatric Surgical Association, Massachusetts Medical Society.