Joseph Goodgold

GOODGOLD--Joseph, M.D. The Board of Trustees, faculty, and staff of NYU Langone Medical Center mourn the passing of Joseph Goodgold, M.D., Professor Emeritus at NYU School of Medicine and former director of Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. The first in his family to earn a college degree, Joseph attended Brooklyn College, received his medical doctorate at Middlesex University and interned at Brookdale Hospital. Drafted by the army to serve in the Korean War, Joseph was assigned to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department and received training at the Mayo Clinic under the great pioneers of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This experience influenced him to become an electrodiagnostic medicine physician and following the war, Joseph came to NYU to complete a fellowship in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He remained a part of the institution for 40 years. As a professor, Joseph trained doctors from all over the world in his specialty and became the chairman of the department of Rehabilitation. He also served as chairman and director of the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and Director of the Jerry Lewis Neuromuscular Center. An internationally recognized expert, Joseph was a major contributor to his field through numerous scholarly publications and the first textbooks for electromyography. He was also instrumental in establishing the first credentialing examinations for electrodiagnostic medicine. A recipient of the Krusen Award and Distinguished Clinical Award of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, he also served as the association's president. Joseph also served as the president of the American Association of Academic Physiatry of the American Association of Medical Colleges and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostics. A colleague and friend, Joseph will be deeply missed. To Mildred and the entire Goodgold family, we extend our deepest condolences. Kenneth G. Langone Chairman, Board of Trustees NYU Langone Medical Center Robert I. Grossman, M.D. Dean & CEO NYU Langone Medical Center