Aleksander Gawin
Laryngologist, allergist
Born Jun. 4, 1944, Osinki, Poland; came to U.S., 1986; son of Jozef and Marianna (Gorska); married Marianna (Kurkiewicz); children: Agnieszka, Krzysztof.
Education: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), 1967, Ph.D., 1983, Warsaw Medical Academy (Poland).
Career: assistant prof., Larygological Clinic, 1971-87, Allergy Clinic, 1981-87, Warsaw; fellow, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, Bethesda (MI), 1987-90; allergist, Children's National Medical Center, Washington (DC), 1990 -.
Author: numerous articles in: Otolaryngologia Polska, Problemy Lekarskie (Poland), Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, American Revue of Respiratory Disease, Journal of Applied Physiology
Member of: Allergy Society (secretary, Warsaw chapter, 1985-87); Laryngological Society (Poland), 1971-87; American Academy of Allergy & Immunology
Honors: fellowship, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1987, Proctor & Gambie Company, 1989, 1990; grants, Merck Foundation, 1988, Muro Pharmacy, 1989
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, Latin
Hobbies: mountain hiking, tennis
Home: 23 Amarillo Court, Germantown, MD 20847
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996