Background
Kark, Pieter Robert Adriaan was born on December 3, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Mandah and Julia Ester (Reich) Kark.
Kark, Pieter Robert Adriaan was born on December 3, 1940 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Mandah and Julia Ester (Reich) Kark.
Bachelor, University of Oxford, 1962; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, 1967; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1965.
Intern, resident in medicine, Boston City Hospital, 1965-1967;
assistant resident, research fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1967-1968;
clinical associate, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1968-1971;
from senior resident in neurology to associate professor neurology, University of California at Los Angeles School Medicine, 1971-1983;
associate professor neurology, Louisiana State University School Medicine, Shreveport, 1983-1987;
founding chief, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Shreveport, since 1987. Neurologist St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, since 1987, Cmty.-General Hospital, Syracuse, since 1988, Crouse-Irving-Memorial Hospital, Syracuse, since 1988, Carthage (New York) Area Hospital, since 1994. Consultant Anacostia Center for Memorial Superior vena cava syndrome, Washington, 1969-1971, Health Sciences Cons.
Corporation, 1974-1979, Friedrich's Ataxia Group American, Inc., Oakland, California, 1975-1991. Medical advisory board National Ataxia Foundation, since 1975, St. Joseph's Disease Foundation, since 1978.
Surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1968-1970. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Medical Association, Osler Society, American Academy Neurology, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Neurochemistry, International Society Neurochemistry, Society.for Neurosci., American Academy Clinical Neurophysiology, Performing Arts Med.Assn.
Control New York (president 1991-1993), United States Pony Clubs (Board of Governors since 1996), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Spring Magdeline Verity, March 30, 1963 (divorced January 1978). Children: Colin, Candace, Rebecca. Married Dori Gail Urch, July 21, 1978.
Children: Marci, Aimee.
