Background
Siffert, Robert Spencer was born on June 16, 1918 in New York City. Son of Oscar and Sadye (Rusoff) Siffert.
Siffert, Robert Spencer was born on June 16, 1918 in New York City. Son of Oscar and Sadye (Rusoff) Siffert.
Bachelor of Arts in Biology with honors, New York University, 1939. Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1943.
Intern Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1943. Resident in orthopedic surgery Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1946-1949, fellow in pathology, 1949-1952, member staff, since 1949, attending orthopedic surgeon, since 1986, director orthopedic surgery, orthopedic surgeon in chief, 1960-1986, Lasker/Siffert Distinguished Service professor, since 1986, chairman emeritus, since 1990. Private practice, since 1949.
Senior orthopedic consultant New York City Department Health, 1952—1960. Attending orthopedic surgeon Blythedale Children's Hospital, Valhalla, 1960—1986, consultant, New York, 1986—1990. Director department orthopedics City Hospital, Elmhurst, 1965—1986.
Professor, chairman department orthrops. Mount Sinai School Medicine, 1966—1986, Doctor Robert K. Lippman professor, 1983—1986, acting chairman, 1993—1994, emeritus professor and chair, since 1986, distinguished professor orthopedic, since 2011. Captain United States Army Air Force, 1944-1946, China.
Member of advisory board Cooperative American Relief Everywhere-MEDICO, 1972-1983, board directors, 1981-1983, chairman, 1981-1983. Board directors Cooperative American Relief Everywhere, 1983-1990. Advisory board Orthopaedics Overseas, 1981-1993.
Board directors, member professional advising committee Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults, 1st vice president, 1977-1979. Captain United States Army Air Force, 1944-1946, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations. Fellow American College of Surgeons, APHA.
Member American Orthopaedics Association, American Academy Orthopaedics Surgery (Chairman of Commission on care of handicapped child), Association Bone and Joint Surgeons, International Society Orthopaedics Surgery and Traumatology, International Skeletal Society, Orthopaedics Research Society, New York Academy of Medicine (fellow orthopedic section 1952, secretary 1962-1963, chairman 1963-1964), New York State Medical Society (chairman orthopedic section 1967-1968), Century Association (New York City), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Miriam Sand, June 29, 1941. Children: Joan, John.