Background
Nahrwold, David Lange was born on December 21, 1935 in St. Louis. Son of Elmer William and Magdalen Louise (Lange) Nahrwold.
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David Lange Nahrwold
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AB, Indiana U., 1957; Doctor of Medicine, Indiana U., 1960.
Career
Intern, then resident in surgery, Indiana U. Medical Center, Indianapolis, 1960-1965; postdoctoral scholar in gastrointestinal physiology, VA Center, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965; assistant professor surgery, Indiana U. Medical School, 1968-1970; associate professor, College Medicine Pennsylvania State University, 1970-1973; vice-department chairman surgery, Pennsylvania State University, 1971-1982; associate provost, dean health affairs, Pennsylvania State University, 1981-1982; professor, chief division general surgery, Pennsylvania State University, 1974-1982; Loyal and Edith Davis professor, department chairman surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, 1982-1997; surgeon-in-chief, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1982-1997; president, Chief Executive Officer, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Inc., since 1996; professor surgery, executive associate dean clinical affairs, Northwestern University Medical School, since 1997. Member National Digestive Disease Advisory Board, 1985-1989. Board directors American Board Surgery (vice chairman 1994-1995, chairman 1995-1996), Northwestern Healthcare Network.
Achievements
Membership
With Medical Corps, United States Army, 1966-1968. Fellow American College of Surgeons (Board of Governors 1992-1998, vice-chairman 1994-1996, Chairman of the Board Governors Executive Committee 1996-1998. Board Regents), Philippine College Surgeons (honorary).
Member American Medical Association, American Board Medical Specialties (Executive Committee since 1997), Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, American Physical Society, American Surgical Association (2d vice president 1993-1994), Association Academy Surgery, Association for Surgical Education, Control Surgical Association (secretary 1994-1997, president-elect 1997-1998, president 1998-1999), Chicago Medical Society, Chicago Surgical Society (president 1993-1994), Collegium International Chirurgiae Digestive (president United States chapter 1988-1990), Gastroenterology Research Group, Illinois State Medical Society, Illinois Surgical Society, International Biliary Association, Society Clinical Surgery (secretary 1984-1988), Society Surgery Alimentary Tract (president 1989-1990, trustee), Society University Surgeons, We. Surgical Association, Sigma Xi, Alpha OmegaAlpha.
Connections
Married Carolyn Louise Hoffman, June 14, 1958. Children: Stephen Michael, Susan Alane, Thomas James, Anne Elizabeth.
