Background
Kaufman, William was born on December 31, 1910. Son of Leo and Marie Kaufman.
Kaufman, William was born on December 31, 1910. Son of Leo and Marie Kaufman.
Bachelor, University Pennsylvania, 1931. Master of Arts in Chemistry, University Michigan, 1932. Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, University Michigan, 1937.
Doctor of Medicine cum laude, University Michigan, 1938.
Intern Barnes Hospital, Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, 1938-1939. Assistant resident, then resident Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1939-1940. Emanuel Libman fellow Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, 1940-1941, Dazian Foundation fellow, clinical assistant, 1940-1942.
Private practice Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1940-1965. Courtesy staff member Bridgeport Hospital, 1941-1965. Courtesy staff St. Vincent's Hospital, Bridgeport, 1941-1965.
Associate medical director L.W. Frohlich and Company/Intercon International Incorporated, New York York City, 1964-1965, medical director, 1965-1967, director medical affairs, 1967-1968. Associate medical director Klemtner Casey, Inc., 1969-1970, director medical affairs, 1970-1971. Vice president, director medical affairs Klemtner Advertising, Inc., 1971, senior vice president, director science and medical affairs, 1971-1981.
President, chairman program public education committees Academy Psychosomatic Medicine, 1953-1955. Founder fellow, member governing council Collegium Internationale Allergologicum, 1955-1962. Chairman psychosomatic section 3d International Congress Allergology, 1958.
D. C. Y. Moore Memorial lecturer Manchester (Connecticut) Medical Society, 1967. Consultant Family Life Film Center Connecticut Inc., 1967-1974. Member screening jury medical education section American Film Festival, 1975.
Member advisory board Huxley Institute Southern Connecticut for Biosocial Research, 1980-1984. Honorary fellow International Academy Preventive Medicine (Tom Spies Memorial award and lecturer 1978). Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (emeritus, chairman public education committee 1951-1955, chairman committee on allergy of nervous system 1962, Award of Merit 1981), American College Nutrition, American College of Physicians (life), Gerontological Society of America (member various sections), New York Academy Medicine, Royal Society Medicine (life.
London); member American Medical Association (life), Am Psychosomatic Society (emeritus), Connecticut State Medical Society (life), Fairfield County Medical Association (life), National Association Science Writers, New York Academy of Sciences, Dramatists Guild, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Charlotte R. Schnee, May 9, 1940.