Background
BLUMBERG, Baruch was born on July 28, 1925 in New York, United States. Son of late Meyer and of Ida (Simonoff) Blumberg.
BLUMBERG, Baruch was born on July 28, 1925 in New York, United States. Son of late Meyer and of Ida (Simonoff) Blumberg.
Bachelor of Science, Union College, Schenectady, 1946; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1957; 20 honorary doctoral degrees.
Served United States Navy 1943-1946. Intern and resident, First (Columbia) Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York 1951-1957. Ship’s Surgeon 1952; Fellow in medicine, Presbyterian Hospital, New York 1953-1955.
Department, of Biochemistry, Oxford University, United Kingdom 1955-1957.
Chief of Geographic Medicine and Genetics Section, National Instituts of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 1957-1964. Association Director for Clinical Research, Institute for Cancer Research, Philadelphia 1964-1986, Vice-President for Population Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Centre 1986-1989.
University Professor, of Medicine and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania since 1977. George Eastman Visiting Professor, University of Oxford 1983-1984, Raman Visiting Professor, Indian Academy, of Sciences, Bangalore, India, January-April 1986.
Ashland Visiting Professor, University of Kentucky.
1986-1987. Master Balliol College, Oxford since 1989. Attending physician, Pennsylvania Hospital, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania.
Fox Chase Distinguished Scientist and Senior Adviser to President, Fox Chase Cancer Centre since 1989.
Fellow, North.A.S. Honorary Fellow, Balliol College, Oxford 1976. Numerous honorary degrees.
Bernstein.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American College of Physicians, Royal College Physicians. Member NAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute Medicine ofNAS, American Academy Arts and Sciences (institute medicine), Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Human Genetics, Explorers Club New York, Athenaeum (London).
Married Jean Liebesman, April 4, 1954. Children: Anne, George, Jane, Noah.