Background
Abt, Arthur Frederick was born on September 7, 1898 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Isaac A. and Lina Abt.
Abt, Arthur Frederick was born on September 7, 1898 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Isaac A. and Lina Abt.
Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1918. Doctor of Medicine Johns Hopkins, 1923.
Resident house officer Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1923-1924. Resident physician Sarah Morris Hospital for Children, Chicago, 1924-1925. Associate professor pediatrics Northwestern University Medical School, 1926-1953.
Attending pediatrician Chicago Lying-In Hospital, 1925-1931, Chicago Maternity Center-Sarah Morris Hospital for Children, 1930-1953.
Pediatrician Northwestern University Medical School Polio Aid Team, and member Joint Maternal Welfare Committee, Cook County (Illinois), 1948-1953. Director radioisotope unit Veterans Administration Hospital., Durham, North Carolina, also professor pediatrics Duke University, 1953.
Past chief radioisotope service Virginia, Martinsburg, West Virginia. Attending physician General Medical Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1969.
Served as Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1940-1945, naval liaison officer Office of Scientific Research and Development Committee on Medical Research. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member of the American Medical Association, Society Pediatric Research, American Pediatric Society, American Academy Pediatrics, Society for Pediatric Research, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Chicago Pediatric Society (past president), Institute of Medicine of Chicago, American Society Clinical Nutrition, American Institute Nutrition, Pan American Medical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Alice Mitau, March 25, 1928. Children: Lina Abt Steele, Arthur.