Jack Orloff

Alternative Title

Orloff, Jack

Identifier

nyuhsl/7h44j29k

Collection

Historic Images

Linked Agent

Creator (cre): New York University School of Medicine

Resource Type

Still Image

Genre

Portraits

Description

Portrait of Jack Orloff, MD. Dr. Orloff received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1943. From 1974 to 1988, he was the scientific director of the Division of Intramural Research at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health. Orloff was a leader in advancing the discipline of physiology. His work included investigations in acidification of the urine, hypokalemic alkalosis, the metabolism and excretion of ammonia and the endocrine control of sodium excretion.

Physical Form

B&W print

Extent

8x10

Subject

Faculty, medical
Physicians

Geographic Subject

United States of America
New York City
Subjects (name)
Orloff, Jack

Rights

Reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship, and research uses only, in accordance with the Copyright law (Title 17, United States Code). Reproductions are the sole and exclusive property of the NYU Medical Archives and may not be reproduced in any fashion or used for any purpose other than private scholarship without the express written consent of the NYU Medical Archives.