CURRICULUM VITAE
Abraham Shulman, M.D.
Office Address: Tinnitus Center
State University of New York
Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Box 1239, 450 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11203
Telephone Number: (718) 773-8888
FAX 718-465-3669
E-Mail - metrc@ inch.com
Education:
Undergraduate: College of the City of New York
New York, New York
Graduated: 1950 - B.S.
Graduate University of Berne
Switzerland Fac. Medicine
Graduated: 1955 - M.D.
Post-Graduate Queens County General Hospital
1955 - 1956
Rotating Surgical
Otolaryngology Residency
Kings County Hospital Center
Brooklyn, New York
1957 - 1960
Certification & Licensure:
Specialty Certification: American Board Otolaryngology - 1962.
Medical & Other
Professional Licensure: New York State #81566, January 1, 1957
New York State Compensation Board
#SFM 13 - 210314
Society Memberships:
Harvey Society Fellow - 1999 –
American College of Forensic Examiners -
Diplomate - 8/29/96
American Board of Forensic Medicine - Diplomate - 12/31/96.
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery - Fellow Physician 1995
American Academy of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology - Fellow 1962
American College of Surgeons - Fellow 1974
International College of Surgeons - Fellow
Society Membership (Cont’d)
American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive
Surgery - Fellow - 1963, Emeritus - 1997
American Neurotology Society - Fellow 1974
American Audiology Society - Fellow
International Electrical Response Audiometry Study Group - Member
American Society of Ophthalmologic and Otolaryngologic Allergy - Fellow
Association of Military Surgeons - Fellow
American Society of Facial Plastic Surgery - Fellow
American Medical Association - Queens County Medical Society; Society for Cryosurgery - Fellow
Pan American Association of Otorrhinolaryngology and Bronchoesophagology
Centurion Club Member
American Council of Otolaryngology - Member
American Society of Contemporary Medicine and Surgery - 1971.
New York Academy of Science
American Neurotology Society
Society of University Otolaryngologists
Brooklyn Oncology Society
Society Memberships (Cont’d)
Society of Sigma XI - Downstate Medical Center Chapter
Association for Research in Otolaryngology
Adam Politzer Society - Fellow - 1984
Academic Appointments:
Research Professor Neurosurgery
State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn - 7/1/94
Professor Emeritus Clinical Otolaryngology
State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn - 7/1/92
Professor Clinical Otolaryngology
State University of New York
Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Promotion 11/21/89 - 6/30/92
Associate Professor Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Downstate Medical Center - SUNY
12/15/75 - 11/20/89
Lecturer - Mount Sinai Hospital, January 1974.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
July 1, 1968 - December, 1975
Clinical Instructor Otolaryngology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
July 1966 - June 1968
Academic Appointments (Cont’d)
Clinical Instructor, Otolaryngology
Downstate Medical Center
State University of New York
1962 - 1964
Hospital Appointments:
Academic: Chairman Laser Safety Committee
KCH/HSCB-SUNY 7/1/94-7/1/05
Attending - Division of Otolaryngology
Long Island College Hospital
October 1990 – July 2005
Acting Director, Division of Otolaryngology
Center Communication Sciences
Downstate Medical Center
State University of New York
December 1975 - October 1981
Director - Division of Otolaryngology
Center Communication Sciences
Downstate Medical Center
State University of New York
October, 1981 - February 1985
Chief of Otolaryngology
Brooklyn V.A. Medical Center
May 1977 - March 2, 1985
Hospital Appts Cont’d
Staff Attending
Brooklyn V.A. Medical Center
March 2, 1985 to date
Acting Chief Otolaryngology
Brooklyn VA Medical Center
10/19/90 - 1/5/91
Attending Otolaryngology
Brookdale Medical Center
July 2, 1982 - December 31, 1986 Assistant Attending
Kings County Hospital
1962 - 1964
Attending
Kings County Hospital
December 1975 to date
Assistant Attending ENT
Bronx Municipal Hospital
1967 - 1975
Chief of Otolaryngology
Lincoln Hospital
1967 - 1970
Assistant Attending
Mount Sinai Hospital
January 1974
Non-Academic: Chief of Otolaryngology
The Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn & Queens
1969 to 1994
Hospital Appts Cont’d
Director Otolaryngology
St. John's Queens Hospital
April 30, 1969; Attending ENT 1962 to 1994
Consultant 12/1/94
Director of Otolaryngology
Astoria General Hospital
1969 - 1977; Attending Otolaryngology, 1962 -
Resigned 10/24/77
Consultant Otology
College Point Nursing Home
April 1969
Assistant Surgeon
Brooklyn Eye & Ear Hospital
1966 - 1969
Assistant Attending ENT
Brooklyn Hospital
1962
Clinical Assistant in Otolaryngology
Flushing Hospital & Medical Center
October 1970 - December 1975
Consultant Otolaryngology
Elmhurst General Hospital - 1974
Diplomates of Boards: American Board of Otolaryngology - 1962
Committee Appointments:
Chairman - Hearing Conservation Committee; Sub- Committee of Public Health Committee, Medical Society of the County of Queens, Inc. - September 1970.
Committee Appointments (Cont’d)
P.S.R.O. - Kings County Medical Society
The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery - Subcommittee on Hearing - 3 year term - 1/1/85 - 12/31/87; Reappointment 1/1/88 - 12/31/90.
The American Academy of Otolaryngology -
Head & Neck Surgery - Subcommittee on Geriatrics -
3 year term commencing 1992 - 1995.
American Academy Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery - Chairman, Geriatric Otolaryngology Committee 1995 – 1999; Consultant 1999 -2005
International Tinnitus Study Group - First Chairman - 3 year term - 6/1/85 - 5/31/88; 6/1/80 - 7/15/95.
International Tinnitus Forum - First Chairman - 9/16/95 -
International Tinnitus Journal - Co-Editor
1/1/94 -
Tinnitus Center HSCB-SUNY Director
1/1/94 -
Director of Medical Service
Lexington School of the Deaf
September, 1972 - October, 1974
Medical Consultant
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation - May 21, 1974
Consultant, Otorhinolaryngology
Elmhurst General Hospital - 1974
Consultant,
Children's Developmental Center - 1975
Committee Appointments (Cont’d)
Medical Scientific Advisory Board
American Tinnitus Association
August 1, 1980 -2001.
Military Service: Lieutenant Commander, U.S.N.R. 1960 - 1962,
Chief of ENT Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Awards & Honors:
Honorary Editorial Board, Highlights - New York League for Hard of Hearing - 1972 to date
National Research Council - Working Group on Tinnitus, October, 1980.
Society of Sigma XI - Downstate Medical Center Chapter (1982)
Medical Guest of Honor - University Barcelona - Department Otolaryngology - J. Traserra, M.D. Professor and Chairman - June 1984.
Kellogg Foundation of Gerontology and the World Health Organization: "Communication Problems in the Aging". International Conference; Working Group 10/29-31/84, Washington, D.C.
International Tinnitus Study Group - First Chairman - 3 year term - 6/1/85 - 5/31/88; and 1988-1995.
Guest Scholar - SUNY Program - State University College at Buffalo, Department of Speech and Communication Disorders - 5/23/89.
Awards & Honors: Cont’d
Guest of Honor - Invitation - Third International Tinnitus Seminar Sponsor - Department of Otolaryngology, University of Munster, W. Germany, June 11-13, 1987; Professor Harold Feldmann, Chairman.
Guest Speaker - Invitation - University Goteborg, Sweden, 6/16-18/87. Professor A. Tjellstrom, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology, June 1987.
Guest Speaker - Invitation - Hellerup Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, Department Otolaryngology - G. Salamon, M.D. Professor, 6/22/87.
Guest of Honor - Invitation - International Symposium Tinnitus - Diagnosis Treatment - J. Traserra, M.D., Professor and Head - Department of Otolaryngology, University of Barcelona, Spain 12/4/87.
Guest Speaker, Visiting Professor - Invitation - "Highlights of the Medical Audiologic Protocol for Attempting Tinnitus Control". Tinnitus - Department Neurosurgery, University Pittsburgh, P. Jannetta, M.D., Professor and Chairman, 2/17/88.
Guest Speaker; Visiting Professor - Invitation - International Vertigo/Tinnitus Symposium - Department Otolaryngology, University of Madrid, Spain, J. Broto, M.D., Professor and Head, 6/17/88.
Guest Speakers; Visiting Professor - Invitation - "Tinnitus" Japan Society of Clinical Otolaryngology - 50th Annual Meeting - June 23-25, 1988, Kyoto. M. Kitahara, M.D., Professor and Head, Department of Otolaryngology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu, Japan.
Awards & Honors: Cont’d
Guest Speaker; Visiting Professor - Invitation - Clinical Types of Tinnitus - The Middle Ear Implant - June 26- 28, 1988; N. Yanigahara, M.D., Professor and Head, Department of Otolaryngology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan, Matsuyama, Japan.
Review Panel Otology/Neurotology - Member - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Official Journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc., G. Neely Editor, 1988.
Moderator: Tinnitus Panel, XIV World Congress of Otolaryngology, Madrid, Spain, 9/14/89.
Certificate of Appreciation - American Speech & Hearing Association - 11/17/89 to date.
Hocks Award - American Tinnitus Association
1990
Baillis De Lalande De Pomerol 8/29/91 - Fourth International Tinnitus Seminar
Symposium in Honor of Abraham Shulman, M.D.
Professor Emeritus Clinical Otolaryngology
HSCB-SUNY 9/10/92
Guest Speaker - Visiting Professor - Invitation "A Strategy for Tinnitus Diagnosis/Treatment; A Tinnitus Central Strategy for Israel"; Ministry of Defense, Rehabilitation Department - D. Dolfin, Director, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Israel 4/21/93 - 4/27/93.
Awards & Honors: Cont’d
Guest Speaker - Visiting Professor - Evaluation/Treatment - "Tinnitus - A Medical Audiologic Tinnitus Patient Protocol"; Department of Otolaryngology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Israel, J. Kronenberg, Head, ENT Clinic 4/22/93.
Guest Speaker - Visiting - Professor - Invitation "Secondary Endolymph Hydrops"; Department of Otolaryngology, Bnai Zion Hospital, Technion University, L. Podoshin, M.D., Professor and Head 4/28/93.
Guest Speaker - Visiting Professor - Invitation - "A
Strategy for Tinnitus Diagnosis/Treatment"; Israel
Otolaryngology Society, Haifa, Israel 4/30/93.
Myrtle Reed Award, Hadassah Zion Organization of America 11/17/93.
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery - Honor Award - 9/18/94
Department Otolaryngology - Excellence In Teachning - Resident Staff - 6/30/94.
Guest Speaker, Visiting Professor: Invitation “A Final Common Pathway for Tinnitus - The Medial Temporal Lobe System”. Charles University, Department Otolaryngology - Prague, Czech Republic - 1/17/95.
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery; Geriatric Otolaryngology Committee - Chair - 1995.
International Tinnitus Forum - Chair - 1995.
Awards & Honors: Cont’d
American Academy of Audiology
Invitation/Presentation: Tinnitus - Diagnosis/Treatment Dallas, TX 4/1/95.
Kings County Medical Center 20 years Employee Recognition Ceremony 6/18/97 ; 25 years 10/25/02.
American Academy of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery - Emeritus Status.
Invitation; Presentation - Guest of Honor - LVA Klinik, Wurttenberg, Bad Kissingen, Germany 6/23/97.
American Academy of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery - Emeritus Status - 1998.
Honor - Guest of Honor - University Brasilia - Department of Otolaryngology - Tinnitus Course - 1997.
Honor - Brooklyn VA Hospital - 20 years service - 2/17/98.
Honoree - Neuroequilibriometric Society (NES), 25th Anniversary - “Contributions to Neurotology and Tinnitology”, Bad Kissingen, Germany, 3/19/98.
Invited Guest; Invitation; Presentation: - Saitama Medical School Commemoration Ceremony Prof. E. Sakata, M.D., Tokyo, Japan, 4/12/98.
Guest of Honor; Invitation; Presentation: - Gaia Hospital and Medical Center, Porto Portugal - Cursio Accufenos 6/19/98 - 6/22/98.
Guest of Honor; Invitation; Presentation: - “34º Congresso Brasileiro de Otorrino Laringologia” - November 11-20, 1998.
Awards & Honors: Cont’d
Honor – Corresponding member - Hearing
International - 1998
Honor - Best Doctors in New York, Castle Connelly Medical Limited - 1998.
Letter of Appreciation 34TH Brazilian Congress Otolaryngology – 2/22/99.
Corresponding member Brazilian Otology Society – 7/1/99.
Guest of Honor – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center 8/14/99
International Who’s Who 1999
Best Doctors New York City 1999
Visiting Professor – Department of Otolaryngology, University of Wurzburg, Germany 11/2/99.
Member – Board of Directors 4GF, Bad Kissingen, Germany – 1999 –
Best Doctors New York City 2000
International Who’s Who 2000
Best Doctors New York City 2001
Marquis Who’s Who 2002
American Biographical Institute 2001
American Registry Outstanding Professionals 2002-2003
- Best Doctors New York City – 2002
- Kings County Hospital Employee’s Recognition Ceremony –
25 Years of Service
- Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering 7th Edition
2003-2004
- 1000 World Leaders of Scientific Influence Hall of Fame 2002
Otology – Neurotology-Tinnitology
American Biographical Institute, Inc.
- America’s Registry Outstanding Professionals – 2002-2003
- Best Doctors New York City- Castle Connelly- 2004
- Best doctors Section of NYC-edition
Better Living Magazine-2004
-ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialties-2004
-Kings County Hospital Employees Recognition Ceremony
25 Years of Service
-Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering 7th Edition
2003-2004 , 2004-2005
-Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care 2004-2005
-Great Minds of the 21st Century
-2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century
-Manchester Who’s Who-2004
-1000 World Leaders of Scientific Influence Hall of Fame 2002
-America’s Registry Outstanding Professionals 2002-2003
-Marquis Who’s Who in the World- 22nd edition
- Marquis Who’s Who in America-2004
-Leading Educators in the World- 2005
-Living Legends-2004
-One Thousand Great Americans-2004
-Physicians Advisory Board-2004
-International Biopharmaceutical Association- 2 17 05
-North American Directory Clinical Investigators-2 17 05
-Best Doctors New York City- Castle Connelly- 2004 2005
-Kings County Hospital Employees Recognition Ceremony
25 Years of Service
-Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering 7th Edition
2004-2005
- Marquis Who’s Who in America 60th edition 2006
-Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care 2004-2005
- Marquis Who’s Who in American Education-2006-2007
-Leading Educators in the World- 2005
- Madison Who’s Who—1/28/05
-Vista research-Society of Medical Leaders -6/21/05
-International Federation Otolaryngology Societies (IFOS):
Moderator: Panel-Tinnitus 6/29/05
-People to People Ambassador Program’s Otolaryngology
Delegation to Russia in April 2006 –Invitation-(9/23/05)
- Medical Society State of New York- Citation- May 2005-
Citation-50 years devoted to the service of the public in the practice of medicine .
- Royal Society of Medicine –Invitation Member -11/25/05
-AMA- Certificate of Merit-50 years dedicated service to the medical profession
-International Biopharmaceutical Association- 2 17 05
-North American Directory Clinical Investigators-2 17 05
-Best Doctors New York City- Castle Connelly- 2004 2005
-Kings County Hospital Employees Recognition Ceremony
25 Years of Service
-Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering 7th Edition
2004-2005