Alexander Leaf
Author
1920 – 2012
Who was Alexander Leaf?
Alexander Leaf was a physician and research scientist best known for his work linking diet and exercise to the prevention of heart disease. He also contributed significantly to establishing the relationship between longer, hotter summers and outbreaks of infectious diseases like malaria in regions previously unaffected by them.
Alexander Leaf was born Alexander Livshiz on April 10, 1920, in Yokohama, Japan. His family had fled there after the Bolshevik Revolution. The family name was changed when they emigrated to Seattle in 1922.
After graduating from University of Washington as a chemistry major in 1940, Dr. Leaf received his medical degree from the University of Michigan in 1943, completing his internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1944 to 1946.
Dr. Leaf contributed significantly to the understanding of the causes of heart disease through his research on how sodium and potassium pass through cell walls.
He was chief of medical services at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1966 to 1981. In 1961, he became a founding member of Physicians for Social Responsibility, opposing nuclear proliferation.
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- Born
- Apr 10, 1920
Yokohama - Also known as
- Alexander Livshiz
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, University of Washington
Chemistry
( - 1940) - Doctor of Medicine, University of Michigan
Medicine
(1940 - 1943)
- Bachelor of Science, University of Washington
- Lived in
- Boston
( - 2012/12/24)
- Boston
- Died
- Dec 24, 2012
Boston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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