Background
Sherry, Sol was born on December 8, 1916 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Ada (Greenman) Sherry.
Sherry, Sol was born on December 8, 1916 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Ada (Greenman) Sherry.
Bachelor of Arts, New York University, 1935; Doctor of Medicine New York University, 1939; Honorary Doctor of Science, Temple University, 1980.
Successively fellow, intern, resident 3d medical division, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1939-1942, 46;
assistant professor medicine, New York University College Medicine, 1946-1951;
director, May Institute Medical Research, Cincinnati, 1951-1954;
director medicine, Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, 1954-1958;
professor medicine, Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, 1958-1968;
co-department chairman, Washington University School Medicine, 1964-1968;
department chairman, Temple University School Medicine, 1968-1984;
distinguished university professor, Temple University School Medicine, 1983-1987;
Distinguished professor emeritus, Temple University School Medicine, 1987-1993;
dean, Temple University School Medicine, 1984-1986;
director, Thrombosis Research Center, 1970-1979;
director emeritus, Thrombosis Research Center, 1979-1993. Consultant emeritus surgeon general army. Past Chairman of Commission thrombolytic agents, past Chairman of Commission on thrombosis United States Public Health Service.
Chairman council on thrombosis Am.Heart Association. Past member committee blood, past chairman task force on thrombosis National Research Council. Member International Commision on Hemostasis and Thrombosis.
Past chairman and president International Socs. on Thrombosis and Hemostasis. Past member science advising committee St. Louis Heart Association, also St. Louis Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Member of the board Hillel, 1961-1967. President S.E. Pennsylvania chapter American Heart Association, 1978-1979. Served as flight surgeon United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Fellow Royal College Physicians. Member American Medical Association (past member and chairman council drugs, chairman of the section experimental medicine and therapeutics), Association American Physicians, Association professors Medicine (council 1973-1975, president 1976), American Society Clinical Investigation, American Heart Association, Central Society Clinical Research (council 1962-1964), American Physiological Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American College of Physicians (master), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi (president Washington University chapter 1962-1963), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Son of; married Dorothy Sitzman, August 7, 1946. Children: Judith Anne, Richard Leslie.