Background
Dworetzky, Murray was born on August 18, 1917 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Frieda (Newhoff) Dworetzky.
Dworetzky, Murray was born on August 18, 1917 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Frieda (Newhoff) Dworetzky.
Bachelor of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1938; Doctor of Medicine State University of New York, College Medicine, New York City, 1942; Master of Science in Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1950.
Intern, City Hospital, New York City, 1942-1943;
assistant resident pathology, City Hospital, 1943;
fellow in pathology, City Hospital, 1946-1947;
resident pathology, University of Chicago, 1947-1948;
fellow in medicine, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, 1948-1950;
practice medicine, specializing in internal medicine, allergy and clinical immunology, New York City, since 1951;
assistant physician, New York Hospital, 1951;
physician, New York Hospital, 1951-1956;
assistant attending physician, New York Hospital, 1956-1961;
associate attending, New York Hospital, 1961-1966;
attending physician, New York Hospital, since 1966;
physician-in-charge Allergy Clinic, New York Hospital, 1961-1988;
assistant in medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1951-1952;
instructor medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1952-1956;
clinical assistant professor, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1956-1961;
clinical assistant professor public health, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1957-1962;
clinical associate professor medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1961-1966;
director training program division allergy and immunology, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1961-1988;
clinical professor medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical College, since 1966;
attending physician, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, 1953-1962. Medical director-at-large Asthma-Allergy Foundation American, 1963-1964, board directors, 1964-1978, member Executive Committee, 1964-1977. Founding member board directors American Board Allergy and Immunology, 1971-1974.
Examiner sub-board allergy American Board InternalMedicine, 1967-1971.
Served to captain, Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow: American College of Physicians, New York Academy Medicine, American Academy Allergy and Immunology (past president 1968, Distinguished Service award 1989, Special Achievement award 2002). Member: American Medical Association (chairman allergy section council 1974-1977, residency review committee for allergy and immunology 1980-1985), American Association Immunologists, American Federation Clinical Research, Harvey Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, New York Allergy Society (past president, executive committee 1958-1994, teaching day dedicated in his honor 1995), New York County Medical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Barbara Ratner, June 11, 1943. Children: Thomas Alan, Joan Mara.