Background
Friedman, Paul Sigmund was born on August 5, 1914 in New York City. Son of Lewis J. and Dorothy (Kantrowitz) Friedman.
Friedman, Paul Sigmund was born on August 5, 1914 in New York City. Son of Lewis J. and Dorothy (Kantrowitz) Friedman.
AB, Columbia College, 1933. Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1937.
Intern, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1937-1938, Jewish Hospital, Philadelphia, 1938-1940. Fellow, resident in radiology Jefferson Hospital and Medical College, Philadelphia, 1940-1941. Then assistant radiologist Episcopal Hospital.
Instructor University of Pennsylvania Graduate School, 1945.
Assistant radiologist Jewish Hospital, Philadelphia, 1945-1946, associate radiologist, 1946-1949. Radiologist Rush Hospital, 1949-1960.
Cons.radiologist Valley Forge General Hospital, 1949-1970. From visiting professor radiology to professor radiology Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, 1980.
Physician, president Radiology Associations, Philadelphia, 1980.
Company-chairman health division Ben Gurion U. Consultant radiologist Malvern Institute for Psychiatric and Alcoholic Studies.
Member health issues advisory panel malpractice commission Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Member of national Executive Committee American Jewish Committee, chairman Philadelphia chapter. Served with United States Army, 1941-1945.
Fellow American College Radiology (emeritus).
Member American Medical Association (legislation council, house of deals, national speakers bureau), Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society (chairman program committee, economics committee), Pennsylvania Radiological Society (vice president, board directors, chairman program committee), Pennsylvania Medical Society (Speaker"s award 1968), Philadelphia County Medical Society, Pennsylvania Medical Political Action Committee, American College Chest Physicians, American College Legal Medicine, American College Nuclear Medicine, American Heart Association, Radiological Society North America, Philadelphia College Physicians, Vesper, Phi Beta Kappa, numerous others
Married Elise Kohn; children: Ellen, Peter B., Steven L. Bachelor of Arts, Columbia College.