Barbara Ford Olson

Background

Olson, Barbara Ford was born on June 15, 1935 in Iowa City. Daughter of Leonard A. and Anne (Swanson) Ford.

Education

Bachelor, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1956; Doctor of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1960.

Career

Intern, St. Paul-Ramsy Medical Center, 1960-1961; resident in anesthesiology, U. Hospital Cleveland, 1961-1962; resident in anesthesiology, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, 1962-1963; private practice anesthesiology, St. Johns Hospital and Devine Redeemer Hospital, St. Paul, 1963-1967; private practice anesthesiology, Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids, Minnesota, 1967-1974; staff physician, Oak Terrace Nursing Home, Minnetonka, Minnesota, 1974-1988; medical director nursing home care unit, VA Medical Center, St. Cloud, Minnesota, since 1988.

Achievements

• Barbara Ford Olson has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President, board directors Alpha Epsilon Iota Medical Foundation, Minneapolis, 1980-1986. Member Minnesota Medical Association, Minnesota Women Physicians (president 1981-1982), Minnesota Nursing Home Medical Dirs.

Connections

Married Robert Eric Olson, 1959 (divorced 1973). Children: Katherine Gee, Eric Ford, Julie Marie.

Father:

Leonard A. Ford

Mother:

Anne (Swanson) Ford

Spouse:

Robert Eric Olson

child:

Julie Marie Olson

child:

Katherine Gee Olson

child:

Eric Ford Olson