Leonard Morse
Politician
Dr. Leonard Jack Morse MD (born 1929, Worcester, MA), a professor of clinical medicine at University of Massachusetts Medical School is a former commissioner of public health for the city of Worcester. After 9/11, Dr. Morse came back from retirement to work on the town’s bioterrorism plan at the request of the then city manager.He also served as a president of Worcester district medical society and Massachusetts medical society in the past. He once served as chief of staff at St.Vincent Hospital, Worcester.Dr. Morse stepped into national fame for investigation of 1969 epidemiologic outbreak of hepatitis A among the College of the Holy Cross football team members that forced the season closure after the team played just two games.
Personal facts
Birth date | January 01, 1929 |