Dr. Frank Hochman

by Victor Urich

Introduction

I am interested in Dr. Frank Hochman that he had many jobs to work and I surprise that he study hard work. I happy that he join doctor, proof that deaf can do it. I wrote with Dr. Hochman from in fax for questions, Oct. 30, 1997.

About Dr. Frank Hochman

Frank Hochman was born on December 26, 1935 and he born deaf. Frank Hochman is doctor. He is married and has four children.

He was three year old went to National School for Speech Disorders at New York City. Then two years later he enrolled in the New York School for the Deaf PS. 47 and he graduated in 1953. He went to Stuyvesant High School. He graduated in 1958, from city college of New York with a bachelor's degree in biology. He start medical school in 1972 at Rutgers University. Dr. Hochman finished Medical School in 1976.

In 1955 and 1966 he work many different kind of hospitals in New York City. He worked a research chemist and physicist in hospital. And he worked in hospital in Queens too for as a in different jobs work in hospital. In 1969 and 1972 he worked at hospital in Somerville, New Jersey. He was Chief Medical Technologist.

In 1977 he moved to Fremont, California to serve the deaf community. Finally he became doctor. Before why he can't join doctor, because easy mistake can't hear what other doctor said to do. He possible to fix body. He still living in California.

Book:
Lang G., Harry and Lang-Meath, Bonnie. Deaf Persons in the Arts and Sciences. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1995.