
Cary Scott Pollack M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
3131 GRAND CONCOURSE BRONX NY, 10468About
Police Surgeon for Nassau County Colonel in the National Guard: He is the division surgeon for the 42nd infirmary, commander surgeon for the Homeland Response Force- FEMA Region 2, the 1st Doctor from the USA to teach at the University of Baghdad Medical School (2004), He was the doctor for Saddam Hussein after he was captured and he has also done stand up comedy and has performed at Caroline's in New York.
Education and Training
MD at the Universidad del Noreste
Univ Del Noreste- Esc De Med- Tampico- Tamaulipas- Mexico 1979
Universidad Autonoma De Tamaulipas 1979
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Faculty Titles & Positions
- Local, Regional, National and International Public Speaking -
Fellowships
- Infectious Diseases, Metropolitan Hospital Center, 1984; Cardiology, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, 1986
Professional Society Memberships
- President of the Police Surgeon's Benevolent Association
Articles and Publications
- Published
What do you attribute your success to?
- His sense of humor, self motivation and his military career helped him stay focused.
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