While at MSSM, he established the Department of Geriatrics (the first in the United States), and, following his commitment to the application of the scientific method and biostatistics to medical practice he established the Department of Biostatistics.
While at MSSM, he initiated the Department of Geriatrics (the first such department in the United States), and, inspired by the application of the scientific method and biostatistics to medical practice, he established the Department of Biostatistics.