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I was born in and remain very much a part of Brooklyn. I attended City College of New York. After graduating I became an Inspector Trainee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration but to my surprise, I received a call from the Chairman of the Biology Department at the end of the summer asking if I would be interested in teaching at City College.
I agreed and that was the beginning of my life-long career. I taught at C.C.N.Y. from September 1962 to August 1967. I attended N.Y.U. at the University Heights Campus for my master’s degree in biology and N.Y.U. Medical School for the Ph.D. in the Anatomy Department studying hormonal control of regeneration and hormonal control of postnatal testicular development, respectively. My work history is as follows:1962-1967 CCNY, 1967-1969 N.Y.U. School of Medicine, 1969-1985, and part time 1990 - present Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1985-2006 New York College of Podiatric Medicine, 2006 – present Touro where I am the Chairman of Undergraduate Biology Programs and Pre-professional Advisor. I retrain faculty appointments at Mount Sinai as a Professorial Lecturer and at the Podiatry College as a Professor Emeritus. Professional Societies I belong to include the American Association of Anatomists, Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology, American Society of Andrology, and the Society for the Study of Reproduction.
I have completed taught and researched for over 60 years of teaching and research. My wife Erma and I raised three daughters and are enjoying our two grandchildren.
Education
- BS (Biology) City College of New York,
- MS (Biology) New York University (Heights Campus)
- PhD (Anatomy) New York University (School of Medicine)
Areas of Expertise
Anatomy, Embryology, Histology, Endocrinology, Reproduction
Research
Hormonal control of gonadal development
Professional Service
- Preprofessional Advisor
- Grievance Committee
- Medical Honors Pathway Committee Chair
- Faculty Advisor for The Science Journal of the Lander College of Arts and Sciences
- Presently Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Histology, New York College of Podiatric Medicine
- Professorial Lecturer – Center for Anatomy and Functional Morphology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Memberships and Affiliations
- American Society of Andrologists
- Society for the Study of Reproduction
- American Association for Anatomy
- Federation of Societies for Experimental Biology
- International Association of Medical Educators
Teaching Responsibilities
- Biology 222 & 223 Anatomy and Physiology
- Biology 303 Histology
- Biology 493 Senior Research Project
- Biology 494 Senior Honors Research, Embryology in P.A. program
Hobbies
Fitness, Baseball
