Background
Eiseman, Ben was born on November 2, 1917 in St. Louis. Son of Frederick B. and Justine (Godchaux) Eiseman.
Eiseman, Ben was born on November 2, 1917 in St. Louis. Son of Frederick B. and Justine (Godchaux) Eiseman.
Bachelor, Yale, 1939. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard, 1943.
Surgical intern Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1943. Surgical resident Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1946-1950. Instructor, then assistant professor surgery Washington University Medical School, 1950-1953.
Associate professor, then professor surgery University Colorado Medical School, 1953-1961. Professor, chairman department surgery University Kentucky Medical School, 1961-1967. Professor surgery University Colorado, Denver, 1967-1993, professor medicine emeritus, since 1993.
Director department surgery Denver General Hospital, 1967-1977. Chairman department surgery Rose Medical Center, since 1977. Veterans affairs distinguished physician, 1993-1996.
Visiting professor surgery, Thailand, 1950, 51, 53, Burma, 1951, Singapore, 1960, Sweden, 1975, E.Ger., Australia, 1976, Japan, Indonesia, Costa Rica, 1977, Iran, Turkey, Israel, Sweden, Finland, 1978. Distinguished visiting professor Royal Society Medicine, England, 1979, Chile, 1980, South Africa, 1981. Member surgical committee National Board Medical Examiners.
Member surgical study section committee on trauma United States Public Health Service-National Research Council. Member examination committee American Board Surgery, since 1964. Consultant surgeon general United States Navy, Vietnam, 1966, 68.
Member, medical backup expedition to Mustagh Ata, Xinchiang Province, Republic of China, 1985, expedition to K-2, Republic of China, 1986. Lecturer East German College Surgeons, 1987.
Trustee, chairman Kent-Denver Country Day School, 1967-1973. Trustee Denver Public Library, since 1974, Webb Waring Lung Research Institute, since 1983. Trustee Colorado Outward Bound, since 1969, chairman board trustees, since 1980.
Served to lieutenant (senior grade) Medical Corps. Served to lieutenant (senior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Rear admiral Reserve.
Honorary fellow Royal Thai College Surgeons. Member American College of Surgeons (committee international relations, forum committee, post operative care committee, committee on issues, v. p. 1983-1984), American Surgical Association (vice president 1982-1983), Society University Surgeons, Chilean Academy Surgery (honorary), American Thoracic Association, Society Clinical Surgery, Society Medical Decision Making, American Gastroenterological Association, Society Vascular Surgery, International Society Surgical (treasurer 1986), International Cardiovascular Society.
Married Mary Harding, December 22, 1945. Children: Jane, John, Lucy, Andrew.