New York City’s Innovative Epidemiologist: The Life and Career of Morris Greenberg

摘要: Dr Morris Greenberg was an eminent American epidemiologist who served with the New York City Department of Health for a 40 year period, from 1920 until his passing in 1960. In 1946, he became Director department’s Bureau Preventable Diseases. this role, set very high standards outbreak and epidemic investigations joined commitment to scholarly research collaboration city’s medical centers. He received degree Columbia University College Physicians Surgeons then interned at Bellevue Hospital City. later trained pediatrics Vienna, Austria Master Science Public School Health. 1942, member teaching staff During years led efforts control outbreaks smallpox rickettsialpox, initiated important studies poliomyelitis, hepatitis, trichinosis, congenital cardiac anomalies children, embryopathic effects rubella pregnancy. Dr. Greenberg’s were popularized by The NewYorker writer, Berton Roueche, whose most widely read book remains, Eleven Blue Men other Narratives Medical Detection. book’s title is based on investigation accidental sodium nitrite poisoning among eleven elderly men Manhattan as result, cyanotic. A pioneer epidemiology prevention communicable disease, established performance discipline before there Center Disease Control Prevention Epidemic Intelligence Service United States.