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Jules Hirsch is an American physician and researcher. He was born on April 6, 1927 in New York City. He is best known for his research on the effects of obesity on metabolism and health. Hirsch received his medical degree from Columbia University in 1951. He then completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Rochester. He went on to become a professor of medicine at Rockefeller University in New York City. Hirsch's research focused on the effects of obesity on metabolism and health. He was the first to demonstrate that obesity is a chronic disease, and that it is associated with an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, and other health problems. He also showed that weight loss can improve health and reduce the risk of these diseases. Hirsch has received numerous awards for his research, including the Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research in 1988 and the National Medal of Science in 1992. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine. Hirsch is 88 years old. He has not revealed his current relationship status. He has not shared any information about his family. Hirsch's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his successful career as a physician and researcher.

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2015

Hirsch died on July 23, 2015. He willed $244,587 to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School "in gratitude to the students and teachers of the class of 1948 who introduced me to the profession of medicine."

2010

Hirsch was twice married. His second wife, psychoanalyst Helen Davidoff, died in 2010. Hirsch had two sons, David and Joshua.

1992

From 1992 to 1996, Hirsch served as Rockefeller University's Physician-in-Chief.

1954

In 1954, Hirsch moved to Rockefeller University as an assistant physician. Along with Edward Ahrens, Hirsch developed techniques for measuring fats in the blood and body tissues. Throughout his career, Hirsch's work focused on how eating choices, energy expenditure, and the biochemistry of fat cells influenced obesity. In the 1960s, Hirsch compared fat cells from obese and non-obese people, finding weight loss decreased the size but not number of individual fat cells.

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Jules Hirsch (April 6, 1927 – July 23, 2015) was an American physician and researcher known for his work on obesity. He was a longtime professor at Rockefeller University.

Jules Hirsch as born in New York City on April 6, 1927, to parents who had immigrated from Eastern Europe. He was raised in Asbury Park, New Jersey, where is father was a shopkeeper. As an undergraduate at Rutgers University, Hirsch was rejected from multiple medical schools due to restrictions at many institutions on the number of Jewish students. He was finally accepted at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and completed his medical degree in 1948, followed by an internship at Duke University Hospital, and residency at the SUNY Upstate Medical Center. He worked for two years in the US Public Health Service.