Background
Reichlin, Seymour was born on May 31, 1924 in New York City. Son of Henry and Celia (Rosen) Reichlin.
Reichlin, Seymour was born on May 31, 1924 in New York City. Son of Henry and Celia (Rosen) Reichlin.
Student, City College of New York, 1941. AB, Antioch College, 1945. Doctor of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1954.
Intern, New York Hospital, 1948-1949;
assistant resident, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1949-1950;
assistant resident, New York Hospital, 1950-1951;
chief resident, Barnes Hospital, 1951-1952;
research fellow physiology department, Maudsley Hospital, London, England., 1952-1954;
instructor psychiatry, Washington University, 1954-1955;
assistant professor psychiatry and medicine, Washington University, 1955-1960;
private practice clinical endocrinology,, St. Louis, 1955-1960;
private practice clinical endocrinology,, Rochester, 1961-1969;
private practice clinical endocrinology,, Hartford, Connecticut, 1969-1971;
private practice clinical endocrinology,, Boston, since 1972;
associate professor medicine, U. Rochester, 1960-1966;
professor, U. Rochester, 1966-1969;
professor, head department medical and pediatric spltys., School Medicine U. Connecticut, 1969-1971;
professor, head department physiology, School Medicine U. Connecticut, 1971-1972;
professor medicine, Tufts U., 1972-1997;
professor emeritus, Tufts U., since 1997;
research professor, U. Arizona, since 1994. Senior physician New England Medical Center, 1972-1993, senior endocrinologist, 1993-1996. Member endocrinology study section National Institutes of Health, 1966-1970.
Member of advisory panel Food and Drug Administration,1977-1979. Member county National Institute Kidney, Diabetes, Digestive Diseases,1987-1990.
Board directors Foundations Fund, New Haven, 1968-1970. Medical advisory board Medical Foundation, Boston, advisory board MacArthur Foundation, 1988. Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1944.
Master American College of Physicians-American Society Internal Medicine (award 2002). Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Academy Arts and Sciences University Bologna (foreign). Member Central Society Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, American Physiological Society, Endocrine Society (Eli Lilly award 1972, Distinguished Leadership award 1986, president 1975-1976), British Society Endocrinology, American Psychosomatic Society, American Thyroid Association, International Brain Organization, Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease (president 1976-1979), Pituitary Society (president 1994-1995, Distinguished Leadership award 1995), Sociedad Mexicana de Nutricion y Endocrinologia (honorary), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Elinor Thurman Dameshek, June 24, 1951 (deceased May 7, 2011). Children: Seth David, Douglas James, Ann Elise.