Richard John Brzustowicz
Neurosurgeon, educator
Born Dec. 19, 1917, Brooklyn (NY), U.S.; son of John and Victoria (Szutarska); married Alice (Cinq-Mars); children: Richard, Thaddeus, Victoria, Barbara, John, Teresa, Krystyna, Mary.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), City College of New York (CCNY), New York City, 1938; Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), State University of New York (SUNY), 1942; Master of Science (M.S.) (in neurological surgery) University of Minnesota, Rochester, 1951.
Career: intern, 1942-43, assistant resident (surgery), 1947-48, Brooklyn Hospital; residency (pathology), Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1946-47; neurosurgeon, private practice, Rochester (NY), 1951 -; instructor, 1955-71, assistant prof., 1961-68, clinical senior instructor, 1962-71, clinical assistant prof., 1971-87, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; consultant, St. Jerome Hospital, Genesee Memorial Hospital, Batavia (NY), 1951 -, St. James Mercy Hospital, Hornell (NY), 1964-82, Park Ridge Hospital, Rochester, 1975 -, Rochester General Hospital, 1976-82.
Author: editor, Bulletin of Polish Medical Science and History, 1963-67; editor, 1976-79, editorial board member, 1957-79, Bulletin of Monroe County Medical Society; numerous articles in professional medical journals.
Member of, i.a.: American Academy of Neurology; American Association of Neurology Surgeons; American Medical Association (AMA); American Association of Medical Systems and Infomatics; National Medical and Dental Association; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Catholic Physicians Guild (president 1956-57, 1986-87); New York State Neurosurgery Society; New York State Medical Society; Monroe County Medical Society; Rochester Academy of Medicine; American Heritage Society; editorial board member, Bulletin of Monroe County Medical Society (chairman, 1967-73), 1957-79; president, Polish Arts Group, Rochester, 1955-56; Polish Medical Alliance; American Council of Polish Cultural Clubs (A.C.P.C.C.) (director, 1957-58, vice president, 1958-59, president, 1963-65); polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Polonus Philatelic Society.
Honors: Sigma Xi; Ford Prize, State University of New York (SUNY), 1942; fellowship, University of Minnesota Graduate School, 1948-51; Paine Prize, 1952, Award of Merit, 1988, Rochester Academy of Medicine; Vincentian Award, St. Mary's Hospital, 1989; listed in Who's Who in America.
Served with: U.S. Army, Medical Corps, captain, 1943-46.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Language: English, Polish.
Hobbies: philately.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996