Home Address: 1123 Rock Creek Road Gladwyne, Pennsulvania Present Position: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Department of Health and Human Services 716G Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Date of Birth: October 14, 1916 Place of Birth: New York City, New York Marital Status: Married 1938 - Elizabeth Children: Allen Van Benschoten, 1944; Norman Apel, 1946; David Charles Everett, 1947-1968; Elizabeth Thompson, 1951 Education: 1937 A.B. Dartmouth College 1941 M.D. Cornell Medical School 1947 Sc.D. Graduate School of Medicine, University of PA (Med.) Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments: 1941-42 Intern in Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 1942-47 Harrison Fellow in General Surgery and Research Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1946 Fellow in Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA Faculty Appointments: 1942-44 Assistant Instructor in Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1944-47 Instructor in Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1946 Fellow in Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital 1947-49 Associate in Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1949-51 Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1951-52 Assistant Professor of Pediatric Surgery, University of PA School of Medicine 1952-59 Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery, University of PA School of Medicine 1953-60 Associate Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of PA 1959-81 Professor of Pediatric Surgery, University of PA School of Medicine 1960-81 Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of PA 1976-81 Professor of Pediatrics, University of PA School of Medicine Hospital and Administrative Appointments: 1947 Assistant Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 1948-81 Surgeon-in-Chief, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 1958-63 President, Active Staff, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 1958-63 President, Executive Committee of the Medical Staff, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 1963-78 Pediatric Surgical Consultant, U.S. Naval Hospital of Philadelphia 1972-81 Consultant in Surgery (Pediatrics), Pennsylvania Hospital 1973-74 President, Executive Committee of the Medical Staff, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Specialty Certification: 1942 Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners 1948 Diplomate, American Board of Surgery 1975 Special Competence in Pediatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery Licensure: Pennsylvania, New Jersey Awards, Honors and Membership in Honorary Societies: 1950 Sigma Xi 1971 The Denis Browne Gold Medal presented by the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons 1974 Jacob D. Ehrenzeller Award, Ex-Residents Association of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia 1975 The Order Duarte, Sanchez, and Mella -- The Dominion Republic's highest award presented by Joaquin Balaguer, President 1975 Distinguished Achievement Award presented by the Golden Slipper Club of Philadelphia 1975 Presbyterian Man of the Year Award -- Presbyterian Social Union, Philadelphia 1975 Medical Achievers Award presented by Wheels, Inc., Philadelphia 1975 Super Achiever of the Year Award presented by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Fdn 1975 Drexel University Engineering and Science Day Award, Philadelphia 1975 The Man of the Year Award presented by the Jewish Community Chaplaincy Service 1976 Ladd Gold Medal of the American Academy of Pediatrics 1977 Copernicus Medal, Surgical Society of Poland 1980 Chevalier, French Legion of Honor 1981 Gold Medal of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 1981 Medal of the City of Marseilles France Memberships in Professional and Scientific Societies: American Surgical Association American College of Surgeons (Fellow) American Academy of Pediatrics (Fellow) Society of University Surgeons British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (Council 1963-70) Pan American Medical Association, Inc. (President, Section on Pediatric Surgery 1964- ) International Society of Surgery Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Kinderchirurgie American Pediatric Surgical Association (President, 1971-72) Marseille Surgical Society College of Surgeons of the Dominican Republic Local Societies: College of Physicians of Philadelphia (Fellow) Philadelphia Academy of Surgery Philadelphia County Medical Society Philadelphia Pediatric Society Philadelphia Physiological Society Editorial Positions: 1961-64 Surgery Editor, Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 1964-76 Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Pediatric Surgery 1964- Editorial Board, Zeitshrift fur Kinderchirurgie and Grenzgebiete 1970- Editorial Consultant, Japanese Journal of Pediatric Surgery and Medicine Committee Memberships: National: Cancer Committee; American Academy of Pediatrics Accident Prevention Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics Commission on Cancer, American College of Surgeons, Committee on Patient Care and Research Surgical Steering Committee, Children's Cancer Study Group Cancer Committee, American Pediatric Surgical Association State: Arbitration Panel for Health Care, Commonwealth of PA Member of Board for "Health, Occupation, Career and Placement office, Inc. Local: Committee on Medicine and Religion, Philadelphia County Medical Society Honorary Degrees: 1960 Eastern Baptist College, LL.D. 1968 University of Liverpool, Degree Doctor of Medicine 1968 Wheaton College, Doctor of Humane Letters 1978 Gwynedd-Mercy College, Doctor of Medical Science 1979 Washington and Jefferson College, Degree Doctor of Science 1979 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Degree Doctor of Laws 1980 Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Doctor of Humane Letters Social Security No.: National-International Societies