Background
Sidel, Victor William was born on July 7, 1931 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Max and Ida (Ring) Sidel.
Sidel, Victor William was born on July 7, 1931 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Max and Ida (Ring) Sidel.
Bachelor of Arts in Physics with honors, Princeton University, 1953; Doctor of Medicine with honors in Biophysics, Harvard University, 1957; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), State University of New York, 1994.
Intern, then resident in medicine, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1957-1962; instructor biophysics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1962-1964; head community medicine unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1964-1969; chair department social medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, 1969-1984; professor community health, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, 1969-1984; distinguished professor social medicine, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, since 1984. Chair technical advising committee Community Childhood Hunger Identification Project, Washington, since 1987.
Member New York State Public Health Council, since 1984. With United States Public Health Service, 1959-1961. Fellow APHA (president 1984-1985, award for excellence 1987), Royal Society Health.
Member of New York Public Health Association (Biggs award 1986), Public Health Association New York City (Emerson award 1990), Association Teachers Preventive Medicine (Clark award 1989), Physicians for Social Responsibility (president 1987-1988), Physicians Forum (president 1971-1972), Physicians for a National Health Program (board directors since 1992), International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (co-president since 1993).
Married Ruth Grossman, June 3, 1956. Children: Mark, Kevin.