Background
Wise, Burton Louis was born on November 24, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of David Harold and Anna (Goldfarb) Wise.
Wise, Burton Louis was born on November 24, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of David Harold and Anna (Goldfarb) Wise.
AB, Columbia College, 1944. Doctor of Medicine, New York Medical College, 1947.
Intern in surgery, King's County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1949; resident in neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1954; from instructor to associate professor, University of California, San Francisco, 1954-1968; chief Neuroscience, Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, 1974-1984; senior neurosurgeon, Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, since 1984.
Served to captain United States Army, 1950-1951. Member American Association Neurological Surgery.
Married Myra Joseph, November 22, 1959. Children: Karen, Carla Wise VanSteeter, Laura.