Richard James Bonforte

Background

Bonforte, Richard James was born on February 27, 1940 in Newark. Son of James Sebastian and Lillian Viola (Reiss) Bonforte.

Education

AB cum laude, Seton Hall University, 1961. Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Georgetown University, 1965.

Career

Intern, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1965-1966; pediatric resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1966-1967; chief pediatric resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1967-1968; educational fellow in pediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1970-1972; director ambulatory pediatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, 1972-1982; director pediatric pulmonary and cystic fibrosis centers, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, since 1972; director pediatrics, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, since 1982; chairman pediatrics, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, since 1994; professor pediatrics, Mount Sinai School Medicine, since 1982; Adjunct Professor, Mount Sinai School Medicine, since 1994; medical advisory council, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 1976-1980, 86-90. Professor pediatrics Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, since 1994.

Achievements

• Richard James Bonforte has been listed as a noteworthy administrator, pediatrician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors New York Lung Association, since 1984, president-elect 1992-1994, president, since 1994. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics. Member American Thoracic Society, American College Chest Physicians, New York Academy of Sciences, New York Academy Medicine, New York Pediatric Society, American Society Microbiology, Alpha Omega Aplha.

Connections

Married Linda C. Berti, December 29, 1979. Children– Adrianna Marie, Philip Sebastian.

Father:

James Sebastian Bonforte

Mother:

Lillian Viola (Reiss) Bonforte

Spouse:

Linda C. Berti

child:

Adrianna Marie Bonforte

child:

Philip Sebastian Bonforte