Background
Collens, William S. was born on June 5, 1897 in New York City. Son of Jacob and Rebecca (Skolnick) Collens.
Collens, William S. was born on June 5, 1897 in New York City. Son of Jacob and Rebecca (Skolnick) Collens.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1917; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1921.
Intern, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1921-1923;
volunteer assistant in physiological research, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1923-1925;
guest investigator department physiology, U. Rochester Medical School, 1928;
assistant pediatric research, Jewish Hospital, Brooklyn, 1925-1930;
chief diabetic clinic, Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn, 1930-1992;
chief clinic for peripheral vascular diseases, Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn, 1930-1992;
attending physician, Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn, 1930-1992. Attending physician Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital. Consultant metabolic diseases Rockaway Beach Hospital, New York.
Clinical assistant professor medicine State University of New York, New York City.
Fellow American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians, New York Academy of Medicine. Member of New York State Medical Society, Kings County Medical Society, American Heart Association, American Federation for Clinical Research, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Diabetes Association, American Society Study Internal Secretions, American Society Study Arteriosclerosis, Unity Club. M C.
Married Clara Lerner, May 15, 1930. Children: Joanna, Richard.