Background
Cosgriff, Stuart Worcester was born on May 8, 1917 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas F. and Frances Deford (Worcester) Cosgriff.
internist consultant medical educator
Cosgriff, Stuart Worcester was born on May 8, 1917 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thomas F. and Frances Deford (Worcester) Cosgriff.
Bachelor cum laude, Holy Cross College, 1938. Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1942. Doctor Medical Science, Columbia University, 1948.
Intern, Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1942-1943; assistant resident in medicine, 1943, 46-47; chief resident, 1947-1948; instructor in medicine, Columbia University, New York City, 1948-1950; clinical assistant professor medicine, Columbia University, New York City, 1951-1963; clinical associate professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1963-1973; clinical professor medicine, Columbia University, New York City, 1973-1983; clinical professor emeritus, Columbia University, New York City, since 1983; attending physician, Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1948-1983; consultant emeritus, Presbyterian Hospital, since 1984; individual practice medicine, specializing in internal medicine and vascular diseases, since 1948. Consultant in medicine to director Selective Svc., New York City, 1957-1973, New York Giants Baseball Club, 1951-1957, San Francisco Baseball Club, 1958-1961. Director thrombo-embolic clinic Vanderbilt Clinic, New York City, 1948-1983.
Served to captain Medical corpus, United States army, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American College of Physicians, Pan American Medical Association. Member American Heart Association, New York Heart Association, Alpha Omega Alpha Clubs: Knickerbocker Country (Tenafly, New Jersey).
Married Mary Shaw, January 23, 1943. Children: Mary, Thomas, Stuart, Richard, Robert.