Background
Geiger, H. Jack was born on November 11, 1925.
Geiger, H. Jack was born on November 11, 1925.
Student, University Wisconsin, 1943. Student, University Chicago, 1947—1950. Doctor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 1958.
Master in Science Hygiene, Harvard University, 1960. Doctor of Science (honorary), State University of New York, Purchase, 1992.
Intern Boston City Hospital Harvard University, 1958—1959, assistant resident in medicine, 1962—1963, senior resident in medine, 1963—1964, clinical assistant in medicine, 1964—1965. Postdoctoral research fellow social science and medicine Harvard University, 1959—1961, instructor preventive medicine, 1961—1962. Assistant professor public health, 1964—1965.
Associate professor Tufts University School Medicine, 1965—1966, professor, 1966—1971, chairman department community health and social medicine, 1969—1971. Director health centers Columbia Point, Boston, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, 1965—1971. Project co-director State University of New York, Stonybrook, 1971—1973, professor, chairman department community medicine, 1971—1977.
Henry J. Kaiser senior fellow Stanford University, 1983—1984. Arthur C. Logan professor chairman community health/social medicine City University of New York Medical School, 1978—1997. Professor emeritus City University of New York Medical School, 1987—1997.
Visiting professor medicine Harvard University, 1972—1973.
Fellow: American Public Health Association (1st Annual Excellence award 1972), American Association for the Advancement of Science (Institute Medicine Mission to South Africa 1989, organizer conference on health care for post-apartheid South Africa 1990), Scientists Institute Public Information. Member: Herman Biggs Society, Society Health and Human Value, Society Advancement of Ambulatory Care, Physicians for Social Responsibility (founding member), Committee on Health in South Africa (national president), Physicians for Human Rights (expert medical consultant to United Nations Human Rights Center to Yugoslavia 1992, leader human rights missions to Yugoslavia 1993, founding member, president, West Bank and Gaza Strip 1988, 1990, numerous others), Institute Medicine National Academy of Sciences (senior ), Association Health Services Research (Iraq and Kurdistan 1991), Association Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education, Association Teachers Preventive Medicine, International Epidemiological Association, American College Preventive Medicine.
Married Nicole Schupf.