Lawrence Handelsman, M.D.
'66
At ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é:
- Record-setting middle-distance runner in track and field
- Won gold medals at the New York State Championships in three individual events-440 - three times, 880 - twice, 1000 - once; and two relay events-4440, mile - three times
- Set state meet records in the 440 individually and the mile relay
- Co-captain of the 1966 team
- Upon graduation, he held 10 school and records and 3 state records
- Won the Marty McDonagh Trophy as the highest individual point scorer at the 1964 State Championships
- First ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é runner to represent the United States at the Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel (where he placed fourth)
- Graduated from the University with an A.B. in General Science in 1966
Post-Graduate:
- Earned his M.D. from the SUNY Upstate Medical Center in 1970
- Residency at the University of Michigan, 1973-76; Chief Resident, 1976
- Board certified for the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in 1977
- Medical Director for Rehabilitation Services at Chelsea Community Hospital, 1976-present
- Vice President for Medical Affairs at Chelsea Community Hospital since 1994
