Muni; City Close Up; Dr. Milton Helpern, Chief Medical Examiner
- Collection
- Muni
- Series
- City Close Up
- Contributing Organization
- WNYC (New York, New York)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/80-98z8x5nf
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- Dr. Milton Halpern: City Close-Up [From http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/library/lib-helpern.shtml] Milton Helpern, M.D. Milton Helpern was the third Chief Medical Examiner for New York City. He was born on April 17, 1902 in East Harlem, New York, attended public schools, and received a Bachelor of Science degree from City College in 1922. He received his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College in 1926. In 1931, after completing a clinical internship and a residency in pathology at Bellevue Hospital, he became an assistant medical examiner in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. In 1943, he was promoted to deputy chief medical examiner. Helpern was appointed Chief Medical Examiner in 1954 and retired from that position in 1973. He died in 1977. Helpern was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Forensic Medicine at New York University's School of Medicine from 1954-1974 and was on the faculty of Cornell University Medical College. He served as president of the Medical Society of the County of New York, and was a cofounder of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the National Association of Medical Examiners. Helpern wrote extensively for journals, contributed chapters to several publications, and spoke frequently at conferences and seminars. He brought attention to public health issues such as malaria among intravenous drug users, carbon monoxide poisoning, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. With Dr. Thomas A. Gonzales, New York's second Chief Medical Examiner, and Dr. Benjamin M. Vance, Helpern wrote the textbook Legal Medicine and Toxicology. He was editor-in-chief of the International Microfilm Journal of Legal Medicine and served on the editorial boards of medical journals in the United States and Europe. The following references provide more information about Dr. Milton Helpern: Milton Helpern, Ex-Chief Medical Examiner, 75, Dies. New York Times. April 23, 1977: 22. Eckert, WG. He Learned from the Dead to Help the Living. Journal of Legal Medicine. 1977 Oct; 5(10): 54-56. Helpern, M., with Knight, B. Autopsy: The Memoirs of Milton Helpern, The World's Greatest Medical Detective. New York: St. Martin's Press; 1977. Houts, M. Where Death Delights: The Story of Dr. Milton Helpern and Forensic Medicine. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd; 1967.
- Genres
- Documentary
- Rights
- copied from Municipal Archives Collection
- Media type
- Sound
- Credits
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: Halpern, Milton
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WNYC-FM
Identifier: 42580.1 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: Data CD
Generation: Master
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WNYC-FM
Identifier: 42580.2 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
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WNYC-FM
Identifier: 42580.3 (WNYC Media Archive MDB)
Format: 1/4 inch audio tape
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Duration: 00:00:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Muni; City Close Up; Dr. Milton Helpern, Chief Medical Examiner,” WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 10, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-98z8x5nf.
- MLA: “Muni; City Close Up; Dr. Milton Helpern, Chief Medical Examiner.” WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 10, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-98z8x5nf>.
- APA: Muni; City Close Up; Dr. Milton Helpern, Chief Medical Examiner. Boston, MA: WNYC, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-80-98z8x5nf