Victor Cummings

Background

Cummings, Victor was born on March 14, 1925 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry A. and Doris (Cohen) Cummings.

Education

Student, University Virginia, 1942-1945; Doctor of Medicine New York University, 1949.

Career

Intern, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1949-1950; resident in internal medicine, Montefiore Hospital, 1953-1954; fellow in physical medicine and rehabilitation, New York University Medical Center, 1955-1957; medical director, Beth Abraham Hospital, Bronx, New York, 1963-1966; director department rehabilitation medicine, Lincoln Hospital, Bronx, 1966-1970; professor rehabilitation medicine, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1977-1982; Eleanor Coghlin chairman, professor rehabilitation medicine, Medical College Ohio, Toledo, 1982-1992; professor emeritus, Medical College Ohio, Toledo, since 1992. President American Congress Rehabilitation Medicine, Chicago, 1981-1982. Chairman of the section on physical medicine and rehabilitation New York City Academy Medicine, 1975-1976.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation delegate to Council Medical Specialty Socs., since 1989. Member appeals panel Russian Research Center in PMR, 1989-1992.

Achievements

• Victor Cummings has been listed as a noteworthy Rehabilitation medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1950-1952, Korea. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Academy Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Connections

Married Jacqueline Lehman, November 8, 1950;children: David M., Nina.

Father:

Harry A. Cummings

Mother:

Doris (Cohen) Cummings

Spouse:

Jacqueline Lehman

child:

David M. Cummings

child:

Nina Cummings