Einstein Resident Notes

Internal Medicine

Richard L. Schaffer, MD
1948 to 1950
Internal Medicine Residency Program

Dr. Schaffer completed a rotating internship at Einstein from 1948 to 1949. In 1949 he was a resident of Pathology and 1950, Internal Medicine. Now retired, he maintained a practice in Hematology/Oncology in Toledo, OH from 1955 to 2001. He also held a professorship of Internal Medicine at the Medical University of Ohio at Toledo from 1972 to 2006. He would love to hear from any former colleagues. sandraschafer@buckeyeexpress.net.

Frank J-G Luo
2002 to 2006
Internal Medicine Resident

Frank attended Einstein’s Internal Medicine Residency from 2002 to 2006. He is currently attending a Fellowship in Nephrology at Stanford University. He would love to see updates and events of former colleagues and can be reached at frankluo_za@yahoo.com

Rachel E. Peck, MD
Internal Medicine Residency Program
2005 to 2006

Rachel attended Einstein’s Internal Medicine Residency Program from 2005 to 2006 and is currently enrolled in an Ophthalmology Residency Program. She is employed at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania.

John Mark Cropsey, MD
Internal Medicine Residency Program
2005 to 2006

John attended Einstein’s Internal Medicine Residency Program from 2005 to 2006. He is currently doing an Ophthalmology Residency at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia where he resides.

Ira Robert Sharp, MD
Internal Medicine Residency Program

Ira attended Einstein's Internal Medicine Program from 1979 to 1982. He has been in private practice (P.I.M. Associates), with Mortimer J. Strong, DO, Richard Leavitt, DO, Joel Glassman, MD, Seymour Siegel, MD, Alan Malkin, MD, located at Einstein Plaza in Jenkintown, PA. He comments that after 25 years since he finished his residency program, he still enjoys the practice of medicine.

Dave Victor Sinker, MD
Internal Medicine Residency Program
1971-1974

Dave attended Einstein’s Internal Medicine Residency Program from 1971 to 1974, after which he became Board Certified in Internal Medicine. He maintains an Internal Medicine private practice in northeast Philadelphia and was blessed with three children and three grandchildren.

Morton Jerome Gollub, MD

Dr. Gollub attended Einstein’s Internal Medicine Residency Program after which he became a long-standing staff member. Currently retired, he and wife Joan share two children, Richard and Jordan and two grandchildren, Victor and Rebecca.

Samuel Baer, MD
Internal Medicine Residency Program
1933-1935

Dr. Baer attended Einstein’s (Jewish Hospital) Internal Medicine Residency Program from 1933 to 1935, after his graduation from the University of Pennsylvania’s Medical School in 1933. In 1936, after completing his residency program he became an Einstein staff member until his retirement at age 90. Dr. Baer is a certified cardiologist and internist.

Eugene Brecher, MD
Internal Medicine Residency Program
1945-1946, 1949-1950

Dr. Brecher attended Einstein’s Internal Medicine Residency Program from 1945 to 1946 and 1949 to 1950. After more than 50 years of practicing medicine, he retired in 2005.

Donald Lee Kahn, MD
Internal Medicine and Cardiology Residency Programs
1967-1969 (PGY 1+2)
1971-1972 (PGY 3)
1972-1974 (Cardiology Fellowship)

Donald attended Einstein’s Internal Medicine Residency Programs PGY 1&2 from 1967 to 1969, PGY 2 from 1971 to 1972. Following residency, he completed a fellowship in Cardiology from 1972 to 1974. He maintains a private practice at Einstein’s Inpatient Care and at Northeast Hospital while he currently holds the position of Chair of Medicine at Northeast Hospital. Dr. Kahn is married and he and his wife share two children and two grandchildren.

Jeffrey Brait Cohn, MD
Internal Medicine Residency Program
1980-1983

Jeffrey attended Einstein’s Internal Medicine Residency Program from 1980 to 1983. He maintained a private practice in Hematology/Oncology until 2005 at which time he became the Chief Quality Officer/Patient Safety Officer at AEHN. He began the Pallative Care Program Consult Service at Einstein in 2005 and received his Masters in Healthcare Management at Harvard School of Public Health in 2005. He and his wife, Marcie have been married for 29 years and share two children, Alison and Josh.

Robert W. Solit, MD
Thoracic and Vascular Residency Program
1961-1962

Dr. Solit interned at AEMC from 1961 to 1962. Throughout his career he has held many positions including Vice President (1985-1989) and President of the Albert Einstein Medical Center’s Medical Staff (1989-1992). He is currently Attending Surgeon (1969-present) at AEMC and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Clinical Professor of Surgery (1992- present) Jefferson Medical College; Head, Section of General Thoracic Surgery (1992-present) AEMC; Co-Director of Vascular Lab and Head, Section of Vascular Surgery (1993-present) AEMC. He and his wife, Linda met at Einstein and share four married children; Richard, David, Lisa and Douglas and eight grandchildren.

Leonard Fred Greenberg, MD
Internal Medicine Residency Program 1959-1961
Cardiology Residency Program 1961-1963

Leonard attended Einstein’s Internal Medicine Residency Program from 1959 to 1961 and Cardiology Fellowship Program from 1961 to 1963. From 1965-1994 Leonard worked in a very active Internal Medicine private practice. In 1994 he joined full-time faculty at AEMC and was President of Medical Staff 1995-1998. He retired in 2003 but continues to teach on a voluntary basis at Einstein and Jefferson.

He and his wife Grace have been married since 1962, and share two children. Their daughter Caroline did her Radiology Residency at Einstein from 1991 to 1995.

Andrew Michael Halbert, DDS
General Practice Residency Program
1982