Background
Martini, Nael was born on January 16, 1931 in Aleppo, Syria. Son of Nebim and Nayla (Bedrossian) Martini.
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Nael Martini
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Bachelor of Medicine, American U., Beirut, Lebanon, 1951; Doctor of Medicine, American U., Beirut, Lebanon, 1955.
Career
Intern, St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1955-1956;
resident in surgery, Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1956-1960;
fellow in cardiovascular surgery, Illinois Research and Education Hospital, Chicago, 1960-1961;
special fellow in thoracic surgery, Illinois Research and Education Hospital, Chicago, 1967;
attending surgeon, Al-Kalimat Hospital, Aleppo, Syria, 1962-1966;
clinical assistant surgeon, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1968;
assistant attending surgeon, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1968-1970;
associate attending surgeon, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1970-1973;
attending thoracic surgeon, Memorial Hospital, New York City, since 1974;
associate chief thoracic service, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1974;
chief thoracic service, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1975-1990. Instructor in surgery University of Illinois, Chicago, 1959-1961. Surgical consultant Rhazez Eastern State Hospital, Aleppo, Syria, 1962-1966.
Assistant visiting surgeon James Ewing Hospital, New York City, 1968. Instructor in surgery Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1968-1970, assistant professor surgery, 1970-1975, associate professor surgery, 1975-1979, professor surgery, since 1979. Assistant clinician Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer, New York City, 1968-1969, clinical research associate, 1969-1984.
Director surgical education Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1970-1978, director intermural education, 1971-1977. Co-director thoracic residency program Cooperating Hospitals, New York City, 1976-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American College of Surgeons (co-Chairman of Commission on postgraduate education 1988), American College Chest Physicians (chairman steering commission on cancer 1980-1981, member science program committee 1980-1981, president New York State chapter 1985, governor New York State chapter 1984-1991, chairman membership committee since 1990), Brazilian College Surgeons (honorary). Member American Medical Association, American Surgical Association, American Association Thoracic Surgery (member program com.and local arrangements committee 1983-1984), Society Thoracic Surgeons, American Thoracic Society, American Radium Society, American Society Clinical Oncology, American Association Cancer Education, American Trauma Society (founding member), American Broncho-EsophagologicalAssn., Society Surgical Oncology, International Association Study of Lung Cancer (founding member, secretary 1979-1980, international program committee since 1979), International Bronchoesophagological Society, World Association for Bronchology (board regents since 1978), International Society Surgery, Association Hospital Medical Education, Pan-American Medical assosiation, New York Society Thoracic Surgery, New York Surgical Society, New York Cancer Society (president 1980-1981), Allen O. Whipple Surgical Society, New York Trudeau Society, New York Cardiology Society, New York County Medical Society, New York State Medical Society, Physicians' Science Society.
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Married Roberta Ann Marshall, March 9, 1957. Children: John, Suzanne, Jinan.
