Victor W. Sidel

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Victor W. Sidel (July 7, 1931[1] – January 30, 2018) was an American physician and a president of the American Public Health Association. He was a founder and president of Physicians for Social Responsibility and later was co-president of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985.[2]

Life and career

Born in 1931 to Jewish emigrant parents from Ukraine, Sidel was raised in

David D. Rutstein through Massachusetts General Hospital. He then left for Montefiore Medical Center, where he was named Chair of the Department of Social Medicine in 1969.[3]

In the 1970s, Sidel visited both China and Chile to learn about health care reform in both countries. Sidel was also active in

University of Leiden, becoming the first non-lawyer to hold the post.[3] In 1991, Sidel chaired the Technical Advisory Committee of the Food Research and Action Center's Community Childhood Hunger Report.[4] In 1997, he received the Sedgwick Memorial Medal from the American Public Health Association.[5]

A chairman of the 1997 UNESCO Working Group on Chemical and Biological Weapons for Physicians for Human Rights[6] and a co-founder of the American Public Health Association Sidel-Levy Award for Peace,[7] Sidel is the author of numerous books and articles about the human consequences of war, nuclear weapons, international health, and the impact of poverty and deprivation on health and well-being and lectured worldwide on these issues.[8][9] He said “All human beings have a right to social justice, peace, full employment and humane services. All of us, as human beings, have a duty to fight for changes in control of wealth and power to make this possible."[10]

His wife, Ruth Grossman Sidel, a professor of sociology at Hunter College and author of numerous books and articles about the impact of poverty on women and children, died in 2016.[11][12]

Sidel died in Greenwood Village, Colorado on January 30, 2018.[13]

Publications

  • ASIN B00ATH59H8
    .
  • Cukier, Wendy; Sidel, Victor (2000). The Global Gun Epidemic: From Saturday Night Specials to AK-47s. USA:
    ISBN 0275982564
    .
  • Levy, Barry S.; Sidel, Victor (2002). Terrorism and Public Health: A Balanced Approach to Strengthening Systems and Protecting People. USA:
    ISBN 0199765545
    .
  • Levy, Barry S.; Sidel, Victor; Wright, Marian (2005). Social Injustice and Public Health. USA:
    ISBN 0195171853
    .

References

  1. ^ United States Public Records, 1970-2009 FamilySearch : 22 May 2014), Victor W Sidel, Residence, Manhattan, New York, United States
  2. ^ The Nobel Peace Prize 1985 Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014
  3. ^ a b Smith, Clyde Lanford; Capps, Linnea (October 2013). "An interview with Dr. Vic Sidel". Social Medicine. 7 (3): 177–184.
  4. ^ Community Childhood Hunger Report (Video) C-SPAN, March 26, 1997
  5. ^ "Previous Sedgwick Memorial Medal winners". American Public Health Association. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  6. ^ Science for Peace series, vol. 3 p. 142, Editors: Y. Becker, V. Kouzminov, UNESCO, Venice, 1997
  7. ^ APHA soliciting nominations for new peace award The Free Library, 2008, The Nation's Health
  8. ^ Gunby P. Victor Sidel, MD: builder of bridges. JAMA. 1982;247(21):2875–2877. doi:10.1001/jama.1982.03320460003001
  9. ^ Loretz, John Remembering Victor W. Sidel Peace and Health Blog, January 31, 2018
  10. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  11. ^ "In Memoriam: Professor Ruth Sidel and Professor Robert Salmon, Highly Esteemed Members of the Hunter Faculty". Hunter College. 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  12. ^ Marquard, Bryan (July 22, 2016). "Ruth Grossman Sidel, a professor and writer". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "Dr. Victor Sidel, Public Health Champion, Is Dead at 86". The New York Times. February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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