Dr. Harold Moskowitz regularly lectures for UConn Health residents
Dr. Harold Moskowitz, UConn School of Medicine professor emeritus, continues to mentor radiology residents at age 90, 10 years after his retirement. Also pictured (seated form left) are residents Dr. Guy Gechtman, Dr. Aakash Jain, and Dr. Nadav Mortman. (Tina Encarnacion/ UConn Health photo)
Dr. Harold Moskowitz is 90, losing his vision, and no longer drawing a salary, but, motivated by a "love of teaching," he still shows up to UConn Health a couple times a week to mentor trainees.
A professor emeritus since his retirement in 2016, Moskowitz primarily gives lectures for first-year radiology residents and students. His time at the UConn School of Medicine goes back to 1969, when he joined the faculty part-time while building the radiology department at Mount Sinai Hospital in Hartford.
"I've always enjoyed working with medical students and residents, trying to teach the things that I've learned during my career," Moskowitz says.
"He's super passionate about radiology and teaching and medicine, and he has such an amazing range of experiences in radiology," says Dr. Aakash Jain, who recently completed his first year of residency. "He helped pioneer a lot of the foundational parts of radiology and has a lot of interesting stories about that. And then obviously, clinically, he's seen everything and pretty much done everything. He's a really great resource."
