He also taught medicine at New York Medical College for 12 years and New Jersey Medical School for about 30 years.Īuerbach studied the link between smoking and cancer, and was called a "tireless" researcher. Beginning in 1952, he worked for the Veterans Administration, holding the title senior medical investigator at his death. Career Īuerbach worked at Staten Island's Sea View Hospital and Halloran Hospital in the 1930s and 1940s. He later studied pathology in Vienna, where he met his wife. He entered New York University based on exams, then left without a degree to enter New York Medical College, receiving his MD in 1929. He attended Staten Island Academy but never completed high school or college. He was the first child of European Jewish immigrants, Max and Jennie Auerbach. Oscar Auerbach (Janu– January 15, 1997) was an American pathologist and medical educator who significantly helped tie cigarette smoking to cancer.Īuerbach was born in Manhattan, New York City.
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