Background
Engle, Ralph Landis was born on June 11, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ralph Landis and Ruth (Enck) Engle.
Engle, Ralph Landis was born on June 11, 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Ralph Landis and Ruth (Enck) Engle.
Bachelor of Science, U. Florida, 1942; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1945.
Intern pathology, New York Hospital, 1945-1946;
intern medicine, New York Hospital, 1948-1949;
assistant resident medicine, New York Hospital, 1949-1951;
assistant attending physician, New York Hospital, 1952-1957;
associate attending physician, New York Hospital, 1957-1969;
attending physician, New York Hospital, 1969-1990;
honorary staff, New York Hospital, since 1990. American Cancer Society research fellow anatomy Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, 1951-1952. Chief division hematology, 1960-1967, chief division medical systems and computer science department medicine New York Hospital-Cornell Univercity Medical Center, 1967-1974.
Assistant professor medicine Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1952-1957, associate professor medicine, 1957-1969, professor medicine, 1969-1990, professor emeritus, since 1990, professor public health, 1973-1990, professor emeritus, since 1990, associate director Office Research and Sponsored Programs, 1975-1990. Member committee science and technical communications National Academy Sciences-National Academy Engineering, 1967-1970. Chairman Ad Hoc Task Group on Toxicol.
Information, 1969-1970. Member toxicological information programcom., division medical science, 1969-1972, 76-78. Member cancer clinical investigation review committee National Cancer Institute, 1968-1972, chairman cancer control supportive services review committee, 1974-1976, chairman cancer control community activities review committee, 1975, chairman cancer control prevention, detection and pretreatment evaluation review committee, 1976-1978.
Member data review board statewide planning and research cooperative system State of New York Department Health, 1990-1992.
Served from First lieutenant to captain, Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1946-1948. Fellow American College of Physicians, New York Academy of Medicine. Member International Society Hematology, American Society Hematology, New York Society for Study Blood (past president), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, Harvey Society (past secretary), American Clinical and Climatological Association, New York County Medical Society (past chairman public healthcom.), Sigma Xi, Chi Phi, Nu Sigma Nu.
Married Mary Allen English, June 7, 1945. Children: Ralph Landis III (deceased), Marilyn Elizabeth.