Marcus David Kogel, M.D., from the class of 1927 yearbook, pg. 88.
Dr. Marcus David Kogel, M.D. (1903-1989), dedicated his professional practice to the improvement of Public Health. His career spanned many notable positions amongst the military, public departments, and medical education.
Dr. Marcus David Kogel, M.D., is included in posters celebrating New York Medical College history both in the atrium of the Skyline Drive Facility and the first floor hallway of Sunshine Cottage.
Birth: September 28, 1903, Austria
Death: November 28, 1989, Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Education:
Dr. Marcus David Kogel, M.D. (1903-1989), was an alumnus of the New York Medical College who dedicated his practice and career to improving the state of public health. His dedication to this field helped him to earn a number of notable positions and other accomplishments.
Dr. Kogel, born in Austria in 1903, first arrived in the United States at the age of 10 years old. As he entered adulthood, he pursued education in medical sciences. This ultimately led to his attendance at the New York Medical College2. Before he graduated in 1927, he was the art director of the Fleur-O-Scope, the college’s yearbook at the time. After graduating from the New York Medical College, Dr. Kogel performed his residency at Metropolitan Hospital, where he was Chief Resident from 1927 to 1929.
Some years later, Dr. Kogel was called to active duty in the military. From 1941 to 1946, he was a colonel of the 48th General Hospital Medical Reserve. He spent part of his military service in China, where he battled a cholera outbreak. His success in this resulted in being awarded the Legion of Merit1. From 1949 to 1953, Dr. Kogel held the position of Commissioner of Hospitals for New York City. Within this time, Dr. Kogel advocated for more supervision and a higher level of practical education for physicians performing their internships1. In 1955, Dr. Kogel became the founding dean for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. He headed up multiple departments within the school and established the Department of Environmental and Preventative Medicine. He worked at this institution until 19672.
Dr. Kogel continued to contribute to the New York Medical College as an Alumnus Donor for many years. His contributions to public health have been frequently applauded by many different institutions and publications. He died of pancreatic cancer in 1989, at his daughter’s home in Croton-on-Hudson, New York2.
1. Dr. Marcus David Kogel, 86, dies; headed Einstein Medical College. (1989, November 29). TimesMachine. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1989/11/29/661989.html?pageNumber=44
2. OVERHAUL SOUGHT IN CITY HOSPITALS; Commission expected to ask new program to assure training of internes. (1959, December 22). TimesMachine. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/12/22/80568423.html?pageNumber=34
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