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Yahr, William Zachary was born on March 16, 1937 in New York City. Son of Harry and Beatrice (Hurwitz) Yahr.
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William Zachary Yahr, American Physician. Diplomate American Board Surgery; board certified Board Thoracic Surgery, Board Laser Surgery. National Foundation Students Research fellow, 1958, Lederle Medical Research Foundation student fellow, 1959; grantee John A. Hartford Founds., Inc., 1963-1967, National Institutes of Health, 1991-1993.
Education
AB, Dartmouth College, 1959; postgraduate, Dartmouth College, 1959; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1961.
Career
Intern surgery, The Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1961-1962;
resident general susrgery, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, New York City, 1962-1965;
resident cardiothoracic surgery, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, New York City, 1965-1967;
surgical research associate, Maimonides Medical Center, New York City, 1967-1968;
assistant instructor surgery, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1965-1967;
instructor thoracic surgery, George Washington Medical School, 1968-1970;
assistant professor thoracic surgery, U. Miami Medical School, 1971-1974;
clinical assistant professor thoracic surgery, U. Miami Medical School, 1974-1977;
clinical associate professor thoracic surgery, U. Miami Medical School, 1977-1991. Board directors Medical Foundation South Florida, Medical Foundation Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc. Attending thoracic surgery Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, 1970-1995, director surgical Intensive Care Unit, 1970-1987, assistant director surgical services, 1977-1987, vice chairman thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 1980-1987, medical director Gumenick Ambulatory Facility, 1983-1987, emeritus, 1995.
Attending Miami Heart Institute North Campus (formerly St. Francis Hospital), 1988-1993, Miami Heart Institute, 1989-1995, courtesy staff, since 1995. Associate attending Palmetto General Hospital, 1989-1995, Parkway Regional Medical Center, 1989-1995, Golden Glades Hospital, 1989-1995, South Shore Hospital, 1989-1995, Mercy Hospital, 1991-1995. Provisional attending Victoria Hospital, 1991-1993, North Shore Hospital, 1991-1995, Adventura Hospital and Medical Center (formerly Humana Biscayne), 1991-1995, Tallahassee Cmty.
Hospital, since 1995, Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center.
Achievements
Membership
Major United States Air Force, 1961-1971. Fellow American College Cardiology, American College Chest Physicians. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (biomedical engineering group), International Cardiovasc.
Society, Society Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Thoracic Society, American Heart Association, American Society Artificial Internal Organs, American Thoracic Society, Florida Heart Society, Florida Medical Association, Florida Society Thoracic and Cardiovasc. Surgeons, Medical Foundation South Florida (board directors 1992-1995), Dade County Medical Association, Tallahassee Physicians Association, Dartmouth Club Harvard (chairman 1960), Mason West Dade Lodge, Shrine Bektash Temple, NRA (benefactor), Lincoln Continental Owners' Club, Tau Epsilon Phi, Alpha Kappa Kappa Alpha.
Connections
Married Sonia Brown, August 22, 1962 (divorced August 1977). Children: Elizabeth Ann Southard, Harriette, AlexanderF.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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National Foundation Students Research fellow, 1958, Lederle Medical Research Foundation student fellow, 1959. Grantee John A. Hartford Founds., Inc., 1963-1967, National Institutes of Health, 1991-1993.National Foundation Students Research fellow, 1958, Lederle Medical Research Foundation student fellow, 1959. Grantee John A. Hartford Founds., Inc., 1963-1967, National Institutes of Health, 1991-1993.