Bezaleel Herold Griffith

Background

Griffith, Bezaleel Herold was born on August 24, 1925 in New York City. Son of Bezaleel Davies and Henrietta (Herold) Griffith.

Education

Bachelor, Johns Hopkins University, 1992; Doctor of Medicine Yale University, 1948.

Career

Intern, Grace New Haven Community Hospital- Yale University, 1948-1949; resident in surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital., Newington, Connecticut, 1949-1950; assistant resident in surgery, 2d (Cornell) Surgical Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1952-1953; resident in plastic surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital., Bronx, 1953-1955; resident in plastic surgery, U. Glasgow, Scotland, 1955; resident in plastic surgery, New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center, New York City, 1956; research fellow in plastic surgery, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1956-1957; private practice specializing in plastic surgery, Chicago, 1957-1996; attending plastic surgeon, Northwestern Memorial, Children's Memorial, VA Lakeside hospitals, Rehabilitation Institute Chicago instructor surgery, Northwestern University, 1957-1959; associate in surgery, Northwestern University, 1959-1962; assistant professor surgery, Northwestern University, 1962-1967; associate professor, Northwestern University, 1967-1971; professor, Northwestern University, 1971-1996; professor emeritus, Northwestern University, 1996; chief division plastic surgery, Northwestern University, 1970-1991; chief plastic surgery, Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, Chicago, 1994-1996; retired.

Achievements

• Bezaleel Herold Griffith has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator, plastic surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1950-1952. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Association Plastic Surgeons, Chicago Surgical Society, Royal Society Medicine. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, American Society Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (secretary 1972-1974), British Association Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Research.Coun.

(chairman 1969), American Cleft Palate assosiation, New York Academy Sciences, Illinois, Chicago Medical Socs., Midwestern Association Plastic Surgeons, Society Head and Neck Surgeons, Illinois, Chicago History Socs., Civil War Round Table, EvanstonHist. Society (trustee 1974-1978), Sigma Xi (president Northwestern University 1986-1987, 94-95).

Connections

Married Jeanne B. Lethbridge, 1948. Children: Susan, Tristan.

Father:

Bezaleel Davies Griffith

Mother:

Henrietta (Herold) Griffith

Spouse:

Jeanne B. Lethbridge

child:

Tristan Griffith

child:

Susan Griffith