Background
Kirsch, Ralph Emmanuel was born on June 29, 1940 in Cape Town, South Africa. Son of Theodor Jack and Sylvia (Rabkin) Kirsch.
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Ralph Emmanuel Kirsch
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Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, U. Cape Town, 1964; Doctor of Medicine, U. Cape Town, 1968; Doctor of Science (Medical), U. Cape Town, 1993.
Career
Research bursar, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Clinical Nutrition Unit, 1971-1972, 74-79;
registrar department of medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, 1968-1970;
chief registrar, Groote Schuur Hospital, 1970;
specialist physician department medicine & liver clinic, lecturer, U. Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, 1971-1972, 74-79;
research fellow, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1972-1973;
senior lecturer, U. Cape Town, 1975-1977;
principal specialist department medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1977-1983;
associate professor, U. Cape Town, 1977-1983;
professor, 2nd chair medicine, chief specialist department medicine, U. Cape Town, since 1983. Executive director Medical Research Council/U. Cape Town Liver Research Center, since 1987. Head of firm Groote Schuur Hospital, since 1981.
Joint head Liver Clinic Groote Schuur Hospital,1980-. Member U. Cape Town/Medical Research Council Liver Research Group, 1971-1972, 74-79, co-director medical research county, 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Honorary president Medical Students Council-U. Cape Town, 1977. Trustee South African Medical Scholarships Trust, 1978-1980. Member grants committee South African Medical Research Council, 1984-1986, county member, 1985-1990, member Executive Committee, 1986-1987, 89-90.
Member Southern African Association for Medical Education (president 1984-1985, chairman 1986-1990), South African Gastronenterol. Society (president 1985-1987), South African Association for Study of Liver (founder member since 1976), Medical Association South Africa (branch county since 1981, federal county since 1981, Executive Committee since 1987, health policy committee 1991-1993, chairman publications committee since 1993, committee for full-time practise& medical education 1984-1993), Experimental Biology Group, South African Nutrition Society, Royal Society South Africa, African Association for Study of Liver Disease (executive county secretary/treasurer since 1978, president 1990-1992), International Association for Study of Liver (county member 1990-1992, 94-), American Association for the Study of Liver Disease.
Connections
Married Beverley Ann Newstead, Oc.12, 1963. Children: David, Richard, Derek.
