Cecil Striker was born on September 25, 1897 in Princeton, Kentucky. He graduated from Cincinnati's College of Medicine in 1921 and completed an internship and a residency at Cincinnati General Hospital. He was also a resident physician at the Jewish Hospital before taking the position as Instructor and Assistant Attending Physician with a special focus on diabetes research. In 1925 he joined the medical staff of Jewish Hospital and was president of the medical staff from 1955-1956. Dr. Striker's interest in diabetes began when he was involved in testing the effects of using insulin to manage diabetes. Throughout his career, Dr. Striker became nationally and internationally known as a consultant for physicians with diabetic patients as he led the efforts promote successful diabetes treatment through insulin, diet and exercise. He helped found the American Diabetes Association and was its first President. Dr. Striker was an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine until automatic retirement at the required age of 1968. He was the president of the Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati from 1951-1952, and was president of the Public Health Federation from 1948-1950. In 1960 Dr. Striker was president of the Ohio Society of Medical History and in 1961 the presiding officer of the U.C. College of Medicine Alumnal Association. Dr. Striker had a devoted interest in medical history, and was the driving force behind the creation of a medical history society in Cincinnati. The society he assembled met for the first time shortly after his death, and the society voted unanimously to name the group the "Cecil Striker Society of Medical History."
From the guide to the Cecil Striker Archival Collection, 1897-1976, (University of Cincinnati, Health Sciences Library, Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions)
