Background
Day, Richard Lawrence was born on March 28, 1905 in New York City. Son of William S. and Emily H. (Lawrence) Day.
Day, Richard Lawrence was born on March 28, 1905 in New York City. Son of William S. and Emily H. (Lawrence) Day.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, Harvard University, 1927; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1931.
Intern to associate professor Columbia University, 1933-1953. Instructor Cornell University, 1940-1942. With State University of New York College Medicine, 1953.
Professor pediatrics, chairman department University Pittsburgh, 1960-1965. Director Children's Hospital, 1960-1965. Medical director Planned Parenthood-World Population, New York City, 1965-1968.
Professor pediatrics Mount Sinai School Medicine, New York City, 1968-1972. Researcher in neonatology, Heimlich maneuver, acupuncture Yale-New Haven Medical School.
Member American Medical Association, American Pediatric Society, Society Pediatric Research.
Married Ida Holt, January 10, 1936. Children: Sarah, Elizabeth, Kathleen.