Background
Reich, Nathaniel Edwin was born on May 19, 1907 in New York City. Son of Alexander and Betty (Feigenbaum) Reich.
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Reich, Nathaniel Edwin was born on May 19, 1907 in New York City. Son of Alexander and Betty (Feigenbaum) Reich.
Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1927. Student, Marquette University College Medicine, 1929. Doctor of Medicine, Rush Medical College, University Chicago, 1932.
Intern, resident pathologist, City Hospital, New York City, 1931-1933;
emeritus attending physician, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Hospital
visiting physician, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn
attending physician, State University Hospital
faculty, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, since 1938;
associate clinical professor medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1952-1974;
clinical professor, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1974-1977;
emeritus professor, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, since 1977. Visiting professor San Marcos U. College Medicine, Lima, Peru, 1968, U. Afghanistan, 1970, U. Indonesia, 1972, U. Sri Lanka, 1975. Assistant attending physician New York Postgraduate Hospital, Columbia University, 1940.
Consultant Department H and High School. Cardiac consultant United States R.R. Retirement Board, since 1965. Program consultant Academy.Family Physicians, 1973, New York State Disability Determinations.
Lecturer universities, Rome, Moscow, Rijeka, Haiti, Jerusalem, Cairo, Athens, Bangkok, Bucharest, Manila, Lisbon, Beijing, Shanghai, Romania, Taiwan, Cairo, Athens, Tunis, Triente, Madras, Dakar, Senegal, Durban, Witwatersrand, Capetown, Natal, Lima, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Quito. 1st American physician invited to lecture in Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1956. Lecturer universities U. Madras (India), 1969, Spain, 1971, Auckland, New Zealand, Sydney, Australia, Senegal, Portugal.
Lecturer Japan Medical Association, Philippine Heart Association, Royal Thai Air Force Medical Svc., China Medical Association, Shanghai, 1978, National.Taiwan U., Taipei, 1978, Beijing Cardiac Institute, 1986. Chairman international cardiology section Congress Chest Diseases, Cologne, Germany, 1956. Impartial specialist United States Federal Employees.
Consultant New York State Bureau Disability Determinations, New York City, Office Vocational Rehabilitation, Department Health and Human Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1965. Chief medical examiner Selective Service System, 1942-1944 (Presidential commendation).
Served from 1st lieutenant to major Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1944-1947. Fellow American College of Physicians, Royal Society Medicine (London), American College Cardiology, American College Angiology (medical honor award 1956, 59), American College Legal Medicine (founder), American College Chest Physicians (chairman exhibits committee 1961, cardiovascular rehabilitation committee 1965, coronary disease committee 1968, president New York state chapter 1970). Member New York State Medical Society (vice chairman space medical section 1967, 75, chairman chest section 1972), International Society Internal Medicine, World Medical Association, American Heart Association (council on thrombosis), New York Heart Association, New York Cardiol.
Society (executive board, president), Explorers Club (5 explorations described in journal. since 1966, International Man of Year for Medicine 1999-2000), Temple Club (vice president), Doctors Club Brooklyn (vice chairman board governors), Circumnavigators.
Married Joan Finkel, May 22, 1943. Children: Andrew, Matthew.