Background
Jarcho, Saul Wallenstein was born on October 25, 1906 in New York City. Son of Julius and Susanna (Wallenstein) Jarcho.
Jarcho, Saul Wallenstein was born on October 25, 1906 in New York City. Son of Julius and Susanna (Wallenstein) Jarcho.
AB magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1925; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1926; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1930.
Assistant house surgeon, New York Lying-in Hospital, 1930;
intern, house physician, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1931-1933;
assistant in pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1933-1934;
in charge cardiovascular research, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1945-1951;
adjunct physician, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1940-1948;
associate attending physician, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1951-1970;
staff member, School Tropical Medicine, San Juan, P.R., 1930, 38, 41;
assistant, instructor pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1934-1936;
instructor, associate in pathology, College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, 1936-1942. Member, chairman history medicine study section National Institutes of Health, 1959-1963, member history life science study section, 1974-1976. Member Armed Forces Medical Library.
Advisory Group, 1954-1956, consultant 1973-1978. Board regents National Library. Medicine, 1961-1965,member index medicus committee, consultant, 1975-1988.
From captain to lieutenant colonel Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Public Health Association, New York Academy Medicine (editor bulletin 1967-1977, academy plaque 1979). Member American Medical Association, American College Physicians (life), American Association Pathologists and Bacteriologists, American Association for History Medicine (William Welch medal 1963, president 1968-1970, Lifetime Achievement award 1988), American Society for Tropical Medicine, Society Medical Consultant to Armed Forces, History Science Society, Harvey Society (life), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Irma Seijo, October 24, 1948. Children: Thomas, Andrew.