Carl Alfred Olsson

Background

Olsson, Carl Alfred was born on November 29, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Rudolph and Ruth Marion (Bostrom) Olsson.

Education

Graduate, Bowdoin College, 1959; Doctor of Medicine, Boston University, 1963.

Career

Assistant professor urology, Boston University School Medicine, 1971-1972; associate professor, Boston University School Medicine, 1972-1974; professor, department chairman, Boston University School Medicine, 1974-1980; director urology department, Boston City Hospital, 1974-1977; chief urology department, Boston VA Medical Center, 1971-1975; urologist-in-chief, University Hospital, Boston, 1971-1980; John K. Lattimer professor, department chairman urology, College Physicians and Surgs., Columbia University, New York City, since 1980. Director Squier Urological Clinic, urology service Presbyterian Hospital, New York City. Lecturer surgery Tufts U. School Medicine.

Boston Interhosp. Organ Bank, 1976-1979. Member working cadre National Prostate Cancer Project, National Cancer Institute, 1979-1984. Member of advisory county National Institute Diabetes, Digestive Disease and Kidney.

Achievements

• Carl Alfred Olsson has been listed as a noteworthy Urologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Urological Association (coordinator continuing medical education New England section 1977-1980, delegate research committee, Gold Cystoscope award 1979, Grayson-Carroll award 1971, 73), Boston Surgical Society (Executive Committee 1976-1980), Am.Assn. Clinical Urologists, American Surgical Association, American Association Genitourinary Surgeons, Clinical Society Genitourinary Surgeons, Transplantation Society, Society Urologic Oncology (president 1993), Society University Urologists (president 1990), New York Section American Urological Association, American Fertility Society, American Medical Association, Association Academy Surgery, American Society Artificial Internal Organs, American Society Transplant Surgeons, Association Medical Colls., Canada Urological Association, Societe Internationale d'Urologie, International Urodynamics Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, Society Government Urologists, Australasian Urological Society (honorary), New England Handicapped Sportsmen's Association (Executive Committee 1977-1981), United States Yacht Racing Union, Yacht Racing Union Long Island Sound Club, New York Yacht Club, Cottage Park Yacht Club, Larchmont Yacht Club, Storm Trysail Club, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Mary DeVore, Nov.4, 1962. Children: Ingrid, Leif Eric.

Father:

Charles Rudolph Olsson

Mother:

Ruth Marion (Bostrom) Olsson

Spouse:

Mary DeVore

child:

Leif Eric Olsson

child:

Ingrid Olsson