Seymour Morgan Farber

Background

Farber, Seymour Morgan was born on June 3, 1912 in Buffalo. Son of Simon and Matilda (Goldstein) Farber.

Education

Bachelor, University Buffalo, 1931. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1939. Doctor of Hebrew Literature (honorary), St. Mary's College, Moraga, 1964.

Honorary Doctor of Laws, Pepperdine University, 1977.

Career

Individual practice medicine, specializing in chest diseases, San Francisco, 1946-1995; instructor department medicine, University of California at San Francisco, 1942-1947; assistant professor, University of California at San Francisco, 1947-1953; associate professor, University of California at San Francisco, 1953-1961; professor clinical medicine, University of California at San Francisco, 1961-1995; assistant dean for continuing education medicine and health science, University of California at San Francisco, 1956-1963; director instruction in extension, University of California at San Francisco, 1960-1961; director continuing education medicine and health science, University of California at San Francisco, 1963-1970; dean educational services, University of California at San Francisco, 1963-1970; dean continuing education in health science, University of California at San Francisco, 1970-1973; vice-chancellor public programs and continuing education, University of California at San Francisco, 1973-1995. Lecturer University of California School Public Health, Berkeley, since 1948. Chief University of California Tuberculosis and chest service San Francisco General Hospital, 1945-1965, senior consultant, 1965-1995.

Executive director Howard Florey Institute American. Fellow Howard Florey Institute Melbourne, Australia. Special consultant National Cancer Institute, 1958-1960.

National consultant continuing education and chest diseases to surgical general United States Air Force, 1962.

Achievements

• Seymour Morgan Farber has been listed as a noteworthy physician, university administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Potential of Woman

    (This book is a record of the third symposium Man and Civi...)

  • Teen-age Marriage and Divorce

Membership

Member President's Commission on Status of Women, 1962-1963. Member Council Medical television, Bay Area Council on Alcoholism. Commissioner Asian Art Commission San Francisco, 1977-1995.

Commissioner California Postsecondary Education Commission, vice chairman, 1978-1981, chairman, 1983-1995. Member Air Quality Advisory Committee San Francisco Bay Area, 1979-1995. Member national planning committee, national advisory board John Muir Medical Film Festival, 1980-1995.

Chairman committee on health maintenance White House Conference on Aging, 1981-1995. Vice president board trustees National Hispanic University. Fellow American College Chest Physicians (past president), American College Cardiology.

Member American Medical Association (chairman chest diseases section 1959-1960), California Medical Association, San Francisco County Medical Society, California Society Internal Medicine, American Federation Clinical Research, New York Academy of Sciences, American Trudeau Society, International Academy Pathology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pan American Medical Association (president section chest diseases), Association American Medical Colleges, American Geriatrics Society.

Connections

Children: Burt, Margaret, Roy.

Father:

Simon Farber

Mother:

Matilda (Goldstein) Farber

child:

Burt Farber

child:

Roy Farber

child:

Margaret Farber