Background
Henkind, Paul was born on December 12, 1932 in New York City. Son of Samuel Joseph and Sadie (Weitzen) Henkind.
Henkind, Paul was born on December 12, 1932 in New York City. Son of Samuel Joseph and Sadie (Weitzen) Henkind.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University, 1955; M.D. (Fight for Sight student fellow), New York University, 1959; Master of Science in Ophthalmology, New York University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology, U. London, England., 1965.
Intern, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, 1959-1960;
resident, New York University (Bellevue Hospital), New York City, 1960-1963;
National Institutes of Health special fellow, Institute Ophthalmology, London, 1963-1965;
assistant professor ophthalmology, New York University, 1965-1968;
associate professor, New York University, 1968-1970;
professor, department chairman ophthalmology, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, 1970-1986;
Frances De Jur professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York
director ophthalmology, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, from 1970. President Medical Dialogues, Inc., 1977-1986. Consultant New York Zoological Society, New Rochelle Hospital, Peninsula General Hospital, Hackensack Hospital Association.
Member science advisory board Fight for Sight, 1975-1986. Member vision research and training com.Nat. Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1972-1976.
Consultant, 1972-1986, Harvey Breslin Memorial lecturer, 1975, Seymour Roberts Memorial lecturer, 1975, G. Victor Simpson lecturer, 1975, Royal College Physicians and Surgeons (Canada) lecturer, 1977,Alan Firman lecturer, 1979. Paul Chandler lecturer Harvard University, 1979. A.A. Ticho lecturer, Israel, 1979.
Alex Krill lecturer Chgo Opthal. Society, 1980; Mark Schoenberg lecturer New York Society Clinical Ophthalmolo, 1983. R. Stein lecturer Tel Aviv U., 1983.
Other named Lectureships. Visiting professor Royal Society Medicine, London, 1981.
American College of Surgeons fellow, New York Academy Science. Member Association Research Vision and Ophthalmology (chairman of the section pathology 1968, chairman of the section anatomy and pathology 1969, secretary-treasurer 1976-1981), American Academy Ophthalmology (associate secretary continuing education 1974-1979, Chairman of Commission ophthalmic pathology 1976-1980, editor1980-1986 ), New York Society Clinical Ophthalmology (chairman program 1972-1973, vice president 1974-1975, president 1975-1976), Manhattan Ophthalmology Society (secretary-treasurer 1972-1974), American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Medicine, Ophthalmological Society United Kingdom, French Ophthalmological Society, Peruvian Ophthalmological Society (honorary), Canada Ophthal Society (honorary), Colombian Ophthalmology Society, Opthal Society New Zealand (honorary).
Married Ellen G. Bogen, June 9, 1956. Children: Steven Joseph, Karen Grace, Jennifer Faith. Married Janice V. Benjamin, May 22, 1977.
1 son, Aaron Samuel.