Nat earned his BA in Biology with Distinction from the University of Rochester in 1955.  While a student he was a member of Phi Epsilon Pi, involved in basketball, on Student Council, and a member of the Medicants Honor Society.  He went on to continue his education at Northwestern University and earned his MD in 1958.  Nat has served the University in many capacities; he is currently a Life Trustee, Co-Chair of the New York New Leaders Regional Cabinet, a member and former President of the Trustees Council of the college, and a member of the Eastman School of Music National Council.  Nat has also been the recipient of several awards, including the Eastman School of Music Centennial Award (2022) as well as the College of Arts and Sciences’ Distinguished Alumni Award (2019) and its James S. Armstrong ’54 Alumni Service Award (2002).

He and his wife started the Dr. Nathaniel & Helen Wisch Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship (for students in the Biology Department) in 2000, the Nathaniel and Helen Wisch Professorship in 2011, and the Nathaniel & Helen Wisch Scholarship at Eastman in 2013.  They are George Eastman Circle charter members at the founder level.

Dr. Wisch is currently retired, but during his career he was the Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at New York University. He was also an attending physician at both Mount Sinai Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital and served as the Chief of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the latter.  Dr. Wisch has served on many national committees in Hematology and Medical Oncology. He has been recognized for his clinical skills by being listed in New York Magazine, America’s Top Doctors, New York Super Doctors, and Castle Connolly for many years. He has also authored more than thirty scientific articles.

The Wisches have three sons—Peter, Steven, and Andrew—as well as a daughter, Karen Wisch Zames ’96.  Nat and Helen reside in New York City.