Background
Aldrich, Charles Anderson was born on March 4, 1888 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Son of David E. and Laura Linwood (Perkins) Aldrich.
Aldrich, Charles Anderson was born on March 4, 1888 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Son of David E. and Laura Linwood (Perkins) Aldrich.
Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1914, Doctor of Medicine 1915. Graduate student Harvard, 1921.
Engaged in practice of medicine since 1915. Intern New York Nursery and Child’s Hospital, 1915. Intern Evanston (Illinois) Hospital, 1915-1916, attending roentgenologist and junior attending physician in medicine, 1916-1921, attending pediatrist newly born service, 1930-1936, associate physician and chairman pediatric department, 1936-1942 assistant attending physician Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1921-1922, associate attending physician, 1922-1941.
Chief of staff, 1941-1944.
Consultant pediatrist, Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium, 1925-1927. Consultant physician on staff Chicago Nursery and Half-Orphan Asylum, 1941-1944.
Associate in pediatrics, Northwestern University Medical School, 1934-1935, assistant professor 1935-1936, professor of pediatrics, 1941-1944. Professor pediatrics, Mayo Foundation Graduate School, University of Minnesota, since 1944.
Member section on pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, since 1944.
Director Rochester Child Health Project, 1944.
Member White House Conference on Children in a Democracy. Member of committee Elizabeth McCormick Child Research Grant 1941-1944. Trustee Illinois Children’s Home Aid Society, 1941-1944.
Member Ednl.
Council, Winnetka Public Schools. Member School Board; member board North Shore Country Day School. Member Northwest Pediatric Society, Minnesota Mental Hygiene Society (member board directors), National Research Council (commission on child development, et cetera).
Member American Medical Association (member of advisory board medical specialty), American Academy Pediatrics (member commission on mental health since 1940), American Board Pediatrics, Incorporated.
(secretary-treasurer 1934-1944, president 1945-1947)., National Association for Nursery Education, Society Research in Child Development. Member (honorary) National Committee on Mental Hygiene, Northwest Pediatric Society, Omaha Mid-West Clinical Society.
Clubs: Billings (president).
Married Mary McCague, October 3, 1916. Children: Robert A., Cynthia, Stephen.