Sanford Chodosh

Background

Chodosh, Sanford was born on January 14, 1928 in Carteret, New Jersey, United States.

Education

Bachelor in Biology and Chemistry, U. VA., 1948; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1952.

Career

Intern, Boston City Hospital, 1952-1953; resident, Boston City Hospital, 1956-1958; fellow Lung Station, Boston City Hospital, 1958-1959; physician-in-charge Sputum Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, 1959-1985; director department inhalation therapy, Boston City Hospital, 1971-1979, 80-81; director pulmonary outpatient department, Boston City Hospital, 1973-1976; instructor in medicine, Tufts U., Boston, 1960-1961; assistant professor medicine, Tufts U., Boston, 1962-1970; associate professor medicine, Tufts U., Boston, 1970-1974; associate professor medicine School Medicine, Boston University, since 1974; chief pulmonary clinic, VA Outpatient Clinic, Boston, since 1979; chief medicine, VA Outpatient Clinic, Boston, 1984-1988; acting chief staff, VA Outpatient Clinic, Boston, 1986-1987; chief staff, VA Outpatient Clinic, Boston, since 1987; associate chief medicine, VA Outpatient Clinic, Boston, 1988-1991. Research assistant department psychobiology Johns Hopkins University, 1949-1951. Assistant vis.physician I & III Tufts Medical Svc., Boston City Hospital, 1964-1967, associate visiting physician, 1968-1973.

Visiting physician University Hospital, 1977-1988. Visiting physician Veterans Administration Hospital., Boston, 1975-1977. Member utilization evaluation com.Dept.

Health and Hospitals, 1966-1971, chairman accreditation subcommittee, 1966-1968, chairman human studies committee, 1972-1984. Member tuberculosis advising committee Deans Committee Boston, 1967-1968, tuberculosis implementation committee, 1969-1971. Member pulmonary committee Tufts U. School Medicine, 1969-1971, science affairs committee, 1972-1974.

Chairman pharmacy and therapeutics committee Department Health and Hospitals, 1972-1975, patient care committee, 1972-1974, human studies committee, 1973-1984. Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Sanford Chodosh has been listed as a noteworthy Pulmonologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active American Lung Association of Massachusetts. Member Applied Research Ethics National Association Council, 1986. With United States Army and United States Air Force Medical Corps, 1953-1956.

Fellow American College Chest Physicians. Member American Thoracic Society, American Federation for Clinical Research, Massachusetts Thoracic Society (vice president 1968-1970, president 1970-1972, member county 1967-1977, 79-82, member research allocations committee 1982-1984), New York Academy Sciences, American College Chest Physicians, Massachusetts Medical Society, Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association, Suffolk District Medical Society, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research, Inc. (board directors since 1974, president since 1979), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Son of m. Harriet Reznick. 3 children.