Alfred Jaretzki III

Alfred Jaretzki III (August 11, 1919 – May 29, 2014) was an American surgeon and medical professor. Early in his career, he co-authored a seminal journal article on developing synthetic vascular glands, which informed the growth of practices in aortic aneurysm surgery.[1] Jaretzki served as a professor of clinical surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, a lecturer at the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, and led the task force of the Medical Scientific Advisory Board of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.[2]

Alfred Jaretzki
Born
Alfred Jaretzki

(1919-08-11)August 11, 1919
Greenwich, Connecticut
DiedMay 29, 2014(2014-05-29) (aged 94)
New York City
EducationMorristown School
Alma materHarvard University
Harvard Medical School
Occupation(s)Surgeon, professor
Spouse(s)Sonia Lasell
Alexandra Moltke Isles
Children4
Parent(s)Alfred Jaretzki, Jr.
Edna Astruck

Early life and education

Jaretzki was born on August 11, 1919, in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Alfred Jaretzki, Jr. (1892-1976) and Edna Astruck.[3] He graduated from the Morristown School (now Morristown-Beard School) in Morristown, New Jersey, in 1937. Jaretzki then earned his bachelor's degree at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1941.[4] During his undergraduate studies at Harvard, Jaretzki played on the junior varsity football team, and he served as treasurer of The Harvard Lampoon, a humor magazine.[1]

Jaretzki completed his medical degree at Harvard Medical School in 1944 and his internship at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital. In 2002, the Society of the Alumni of the Presbyterian Hospital awarded Jaretzki their Distinguished Alumni Award during a ceremony at Low Memorial Library at Columbia University.[5]

Career

At the beginning of his career, he co-authored a seminal journal article on developing synthetic vascular glands, which informed the growth of practices in aortic aneurism surgery. Later in his career, Jaretzki served as president of the New York Thoracic Society.[1] He also led the seven-member Task Force of the Medical Scientific Advisory Board of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America. The task force developed the 2000 report Myasthenia Gravis: Recommendations for Clinical Research Standards.[2]

Jaretzki served as a professor of clinical surgery at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and as a lecturer at the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.[1]

Cooperstown Planning Commission

During the 1960s, Jaretzki worked as a physician at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital[1] in Cooperstown, New York, the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. While living in the Cooperstown area, Jaretzki served as a founding member of the Cooperstown Planning Commission.[6][7] The Commission developed the 1962 Cooperstown Area Plan for Cooperstown, New York, and its immediate vicinity.[8]

Personal life

Jaretzki married Sonia Lasell in 1945. They divorced in the early 1960s. He was married to Alexandra Moltke Isles (born 1947) who had previously been married to Philip Henry Isles II of the Lehman banking family.[9] His children were:[3]

  • Alfred Jaretzki IV
  • Lasell Bartlett Jaretzki
  • Alexander Jaretzki
  • Sumner Jaretzki

Jaretzki died on May 29, 2014.[10]

References
  1. "Alfred Jaretzki". The New York Times. 4 June 2014.
  2. Jaretzki, A.; Barohn, R. J.; Ernstoff, R. M.; Kaminski, H. J.; Keesey, J. C.; Penn, A. S.; Sanders, D. B. (2000). "'Myasthenia Gravis: Recommendations for Clinical Research Standards". Neurology. 55 (1): 16–23. doi:10.1212/wnl.55.1.16. PMID 10891897. S2CID 2163121.
  3. Wolfe, Gil I.; Rowland, Lewis P. "In Memoriam: Alfred Jaretzki III, MD". www.myasthenia.org. Departments of Neurology, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  4. "Lasell--Jaretzki". The New York Times. July 27, 1945.
  5. "Honors & Awards". In Vivo. Columbia University Health Sciences. 21 (1). 2002.
  6. Mozolewski, Irene (1 September 1961). "Coooperstown Master Plan Unveiled". Oneonta Star.
  7. "Village to Pave Lakeland Shores Street". The Otsego Farmer. 13 June 1963.
  8. A Comprehensive Plan for the Village of Cooperstown (PDF). 1994.
  9. New York Times: "Philip H. Isles Becomes Fiance Of Miss Moltke"
  10. "ALFRED JARETZKI's Obituary by New York Times". Legacy.com. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
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