From 1910 to 1923, he was an instructor and
associate in medicine at Hopkins, becoming a visiting physician in 1915. He
held the post of associate professor of medicine from 1923 until his retirement
from teaching in 1950.
Dr. Austrian was the medical advisor to the
State Director of the Selective Service System and during WWII, he served on
the Civilian Mobilization Committee.
He was active in the medical community as the
former president of the Johns Hopkins Medical Society, the Baltimore City
Medical Society and as President of the Medical & Chirurgical Faculty of
Maryland in 1943. For many years, he was an active board member at Happy Hills
Convalescent Home.
His cultural interests were both wide and deep.
He was on the board of Park School, his alma mater. He also served as a board
member of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and as a trustee of the Peabody
Conservatory of Music.
His library at his home at 1417 Eutaw Street was
extensive and his reading, both professional and general was broad. As he grew
older, he depended more and more on reading as a form of recreation. His sense
of social responsibility was reflected in his membership on the State Board of
Welfare and he was an outspoken advocate of improvement in hospital facilities
and more adequate sanitary systems.
He died as he was on his way to Union Memorial
Hospital for a consultation on July 13, 1956.
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