Charles Kennedy

Background

Kennedy, Charles was born on August 27, 1920 in Buffalo.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry cum laude, Princeton University, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, University Rochester, 1945.

Career

Intern pathology New Haven Hospital, 1945—1946. Instructor pathology School Medicine Yale University, 1945-1946. Fellow in child psychiatry Children's Hospital, Buffalo, 1948-1949, resident pediatrician, 1949-1951.

Fellow in physiology Graduate School Medicine University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1951-1953, associate pediatrics School Medicine, 1952-1955, associate in neurology, 1955-1958, assistant professor neurology in pediatrics, 1958-1961, associate professor, 1961-1967. Chief division neurology, director child neurology Children's Hospital, 1959-1967. Professor pediatrics, neurology School Medicine Georgetown University, Washington, 1971-1990, professor emeritus, since 1990.

Visiting fellow in neurology Neurological Institute Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1957—1958. Member Laboratory Clinical Science National Institute Mental Health, 1967—1968, Laboratory Cerebral Metabolism, 1968—1995. Lecturer United States Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, 1962—1968.

Member advisory committee dyslexia State of Texas, 1965. Guest lecturer National Naval Medical Center Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, 1977—1987. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1946-1948.

Achievements

• Charles Kennedy has been listed as a notable neuroscientist, medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: College Physicians Philadelphia. Member: Professors Child Neurology, Child Neurology Society, Society Neuroscience, Association Research Nervous and Mental Disease, Philadelphia Neurological Society (vice president 1967), Philadelphia Pediatrics Society (president 1964), International Society Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, International Society Neurochemistry, National Board Medical Examiners (member pediatrics committee 1960-1964), American Society Neurochemistry, American Academy Neurology (chairman section child neurology 1964-1966), American Neurological Association, American Academy Pediatricians, American Pediatrics Society.

Connections

Married Eulsum Kennedy, August 27, 1968. 3 children from previous marriage.

Spouse:

Eulsum Kennedy