Background
Poretsky, Leonid was born on August 7, 1954 in Leningrad, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Son of Ruvim and Nina (Sosonkina) Poretsky.
Poretsky, Leonid was born on August 7, 1954 in Leningrad, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Son of Ruvim and Nina (Sosonkina) Poretsky.
Doctor of Medicine, First Medical Institute, Leningrad, 1977.
Intern and resident, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, 1983-1985; fellow in endocrinology, Harvard Medical School, 1983-1985; associate professor medicine, Mount Sinai School Medicine, New York City, 1985-1989; head diabetes section, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, 1985-1989; associate professor medicine, New York Medical college, Valhalla, since 1989; chief division endocrinology, Cabrini Medical Center, New York City, since 1989.
Member American Diabetes Association, The Endocrine Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, International DiabetesAssn.