Dreskin, E. Arthur, (Erving Arthur), 1919-2006

E. Arthur Dreskin was born January 9, 1919 in Newark, New Jersey. He attended Tulane University where he earned his M.D. in 1943 and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. When he graduated, he married Jeanet Irma Steckler of New Orleans, Louisiana. He completed his internship at Newark Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, New Jersey. From 1944-1946, Dreskin served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. He was a medical officer on PT Boat Ron 36 and LST 749. After leaving the military, Dreskin received further instruction in Pathology, Hematology, and Oncology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. He moved to Greenville, South Carolina in 1950 where he soon became a noted pathologist. He served as the Chief Pathologist and Director of Laboratories for the Greenville Hospital System, St. Francis Hospital, and Shriner's Hospital from 1950 to 1984. He also founded Pathology Associates, P.A. in 1959 and was president until 2002. Dreskin was instrumental in the foundation of the South Carolina Society of Pathologists in 1951. As Secretary-Treasurer, and later as President, Dreskin brought together pathologists in the state to discuss issues of concern to those in his profession. Dreskin also established a school for Medical Technology in 1951 and served as its director until 1984. In addition, Dreskin promoted legislation to establish a medical examiner's system in South Carolina. He served as chairman for the Coroner-Medical Examiner Systems Committee of the South Carolina Medical Association. Dreskin was also involved in blood banking. In 1963, he founded the Greenville Blood Assurance Program, which evolved into the Carolina-Georgia Blood Center and later, The Blood Connection. Dreskin served as Medical Director for the organization from 1963-2001. He was also the president of the American Association of Blood Banks from 1965-1966. In 1992, Dreskin was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest civilian honor for service to the nation and the state. He died February 20, 2006 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

From the description of E. Arthur Dreskin Papers 1941-2008 (Medical University of South Carolina Library). WorldCat record id: 437346040