Thomas Richard Spitzer

Background

Spitzer, Thomas Richard was born on September 16, 1948 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Richard George and Helen Isabelle Spitzer.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology magna cum laude, Bucknell U., 1970; Doctor of Medicine, U. Rochester, 1974.

Career

Intern, New York Hospital, New York City, 1974-1975; junior medical resident, New York Hospital, New York City, 1975-1976; senior medical resident, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, 1976-1977; private practice, Auburn (Massachusetts) Medical Center, 1977-1978; private practice, Canton, 1978-1981; hematology-oncology fellow, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1981-1983; staff physician, U. Hospitals Cleveland, 1983-1988; staff physician, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, 1988-1992; physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, since 1992. Associate director bone marrow transplant program U. Hospital Cleveland, 1984-1988, Georgetown University Medical Center, 1990-1992, Massachusetts General Hospital, since 1992, acting chief hematology-oncology unit, 1993-1995, director bone marrow transplant program, since 1992.

Achievements

• Thomas Richard Spitzer has been listed as a noteworthy Hematologist, oncologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American College of Physicians, American Society Hematology, American Society Clinical Oncology, American Society Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: piano, golf, basketball, bowling.

Connections

Married Joan Winthrop Nickerson, August 27, 1978. Children: Matthew Thomas, Linn Winthrop.

Father:

Richard George Spitzer

Mother:

Helen Isabelle Spitzer

Spouse:

Joan Winthrop Nickerson

child:

Linn Winthrop Spitzer

child:

Matthew Thomas Spitzer