Background
Packer, Samuel was born on January 26, 1941 in New York City. Son of Frank and Thelma Packer.
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Samuel Packer
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Bachelor, New York University, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1966.
Career
Intern, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1966-1967; resident in internal medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1967-1971; institutional review board, North Shore U. Cornell Univercity Medical College, Manhasset, New York, since 1975; medical ethics committee, North Shore U. Cornell Univercity Medical College, Manhasset, New York, since 1986; chairman, North Shore U. Cornell Univercity Medical College, Manhasset, New York, 1986-1992; department chairman ophthalmology, North Shore U. Hospital/New York University School Medicine, Manhasset, since 1989. Director North Shore U. Hospital Eye Surgery Center, Syosset, New York, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Lieutenant commander United States Navy, 1971-1973. Fellow New York Academy of Medicine. Member American Academy Ophthalmology (ethics com.1990-, vice chair since 1996), New York State Ophthalmological Society (president since 1998), Long Island Ophthalmological Society (president 1991), Nassau Academy Medicine (chairman of the section ophthalmology 1987-1988, board directors since 1994, president 1996-1997), Nassau County Medical Society (committee and media committee, bylaws committee since 1991, secretary 1992-1993), Med.Soc.
State New York (science advisory 1985-1992, bioethics. committee since 1993, rules committee 1994, chairman rules committee 1995), New York State Ophthalmological Society (board directors since 1988, president-elect 1996-1997), The Lions Eye Bank for Long Island (executive director since 1986).
Connections
Married Donna Ann Samborsky, May 24, 1957. Children: Heidi, Adam, Marisa, Andrew.
