Background
Blum, Richard Steven was born on June 10, 1938 in New York City. Son of Irving and Mary Blum.
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Richard Steven Blum
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Bachelor of Science, Bethany College, 1959; Doctor of Medicine, Chicago Medical College, 1963.
Career
Intern, Long Island Jewish Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York, 1963-1964;
assistant resident in internal medicine, Long Island Jewish Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York, 1966-1968;
chief resident in internal medicine, Long Island Jewish Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York, 1968-1969;
asstp. professor clinical medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York
medical director Methadone maintenance treatment center, Long Island Jewish Hospital, New Hyde Park, New York, 1970-1978;
private practice, New Hyde Park, since 1969;
postdoctoral training in pharmacology, St. Johns U., Jamaica, New York, 1972-1977. Senior consultant committee for blind and visually handicapped, New York, since 1969. Cons.in methadone American Pharmaceutical Association, Washington, 1973.
Physician to National Basketball Association, 1977-1988. Chairman pharmacy and therapeutics committee St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, New York, since 1976. Member DUR panel of Committee of Revision of the United States Pharmacopoeia, 1990-1996.
Chairman New York State Drug Utilization Review Board, 1993-1994. Adjunct assistant professor clinical pharmacy St. Johns U., School Pharmacy. Special government employee expert Food and Drug Administration.
Adjunct associate professor nursing Felician College Nursing.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Port Alert, Port Washington, New York, 1980-1984. Medical director Long Island (New York) Marathon, 1980-1988. Administrator committee for physicians' health Medical Society State of New York Captain United States Air Force, 1964-1966.
Fellow American College of Physicians, American College of Clinical Pharmacology. Member American College of Utilization Physicians, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Beta Beta Beta, Phi Delta Epsilon.
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Married Carole Sue Goodman, June 20, 1964. Children: Michael, David.
