Background
Brzustowicz, Richard John was born on December 19, 1917 in Brooklyn. Son of John B. and Victoria Eleanor (Szutarska) Brzustowicz.
Brzustowicz, Richard John was born on December 19, 1917 in Brooklyn. Son of John B. and Victoria Eleanor (Szutarska) Brzustowicz.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1938; Doctor of Medicine State University of New York, 1942; Master of Science in Neurological Surgery, University of Minnesota, 1951.
Intern, Brooklyn Hospital, 1942-1943; assistant resident in surgery, Brooklyn Hospital, 1947-1948; resident in pathology, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1946-1947; fellow in neurological surgery, Mayo Foundation, University of Minnesota-Rochester, 1948-1951; practice medicine specializing in neurological surgery, Rochester, New York, since 1951; assistant professor anatomy, U. Rochester School Medicine and Dentistry, 1961-1968; clinical senior instructor neurological surgery, U. Rochester School Medicine and Dentistry, 1962-1971; clinical assistant professor, U. Rochester School Medicine and Dentistry, since 1971; department chairman Neuroscience, division neurological surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, 1951-1983; president medical advisory board, St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, 1972-1975; consultant in neurosurgery to various hospitals, since 1951. Volunteer physician St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, since 1987. Member of advisory board mil.pers. supplies commission on helmets National Research Council, 1972-1978.
Member parents advisory council University Rochester, 1966-1969, advisory board Alliance College, Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, 1967-1970. Secretary medical advisory board St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, 1970-1972, president medical advisory board and medical and dental staff, 1972-1975, medical advisory board, 1975-1982. Served to captain United States Army, 1943-1946.
Member New York State Medical Society, Monroe County Medical Society (editor bulletin 1967-1973, 76-79), American Association Neurological Surgeons, New York State Neurosurg. Society, Rochester Academy Medicine (Paine prize 1952, award of merit 1988), American Academy Neurology, American Association Medical Systems and Informatics, Congress Neurological Surgeons, Catholic Physicians Guild (president 1956-1957, 86-87), Catholic Medical Association, National Medical and Dental Association, Polish Institute Arts and Sciences (medical section), American Medical Writers Association, American Medical Association, New York Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Heritage Society, Polish Medical Alliance, Polish American History Association, American Physicians Art Association, Alumni Association Mayo Foundation, American Philatelic Society, Polonus Philatelic Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Alice Lorraine Cinq-Mars, May 30, 1945. Children: Richard John, Thaddeus P., Victoria, Barbara, John, Teresa, Krystyna, Mary.