Background
Alexander, Eben was born on September 14, 1913 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Eben and Elizabeth (MacMath) Alexander.
Alexander, Eben was born on September 14, 1913 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Eben and Elizabeth (MacMath) Alexander.
AB, U. North Carolina, 1935; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Harvard University, 1939.
Intern, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1939-1941;
resident in neurosurgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1947-1948;
junior associate neurosurgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1946-1947;
intern, The Children's Hospital, Boston, 1939-1941;
resident in neurosurgery, The Children's Hospital, Boston, 1941-1942, 47-48;
also neurosurgery fellow, The Children's Hospital, Boston
surgical fellow, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
assistant in surgery, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1947-1948;
resident in neurosurgery, Toronto (Canada) General Hospital, 1948-1949;
member of faculty, Bowman Gray School Medicine, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1949;
professor neurosurgery, Bowman Gray School Medicine, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1954;
head section neurosurgery, Bowman Gray School Medicine, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1949-1978;
Chairman of Commission on ethics, Bowman Gray School Medicine, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, North Carolina
member joint administrative board with North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Bowman Gray School Medicine, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1972-1978;
chief professional services, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Wake Forest U., 1953-1973;
member of staff, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Wake Forest U., since 1949. Board science counselors National Institute Neurological Disease and Blindness, 1961-1964, member program project committee, 1967-1971, member neurological science research committee, 1962-1966. Advising committee Clinical Neurological Information Center, since 1972.
Member brain tumor study group National Cancer Institute, 1968-1981. Past president United Medical Research Foundation, North Carolina. Member National Board Medical Examiners, 1980-1987, liaison committee medical education, 1981-1985.
Member North Carolina Board Medical Examiners, 1984-1987, chairman, since 1988.
President Harvard University Medical School Class 1939. Served to major Military Cross, Australia, 1942-1946. Fellow American College of Surgeons (vice president 1976-1977).
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Neurological Surgeons (secretary-treasurer 1953-1957, vice president 1962-1963, president 1980-1981), American Surgical Association, Harvey Cushing Society (president 1966), American Medical Association (chairman of the section county neurosurgery 1969-1974, delegate intersplty. advisory board 1971-1981, advisory board 1976-1978, chairman 1979-1980, member county on medical education 1978-1986, Distinguished Svc. award 1989), American Association Neurological Surgeons (Society of Neurological Surgeons award, Distinguished Svc.award, 1990), Harvard Medical Alumni Association (president 1980-1981), North Carolina Surgical Association, Massachusetts, Forsyth County, North Carolina medical societies, Neurosurg. Society American, Congress Neurological Surgeons (honored guest), Neurosurg. Travel Club, North Carolina, Southern neurosurgery societies, Society Neurological Surgery (president 1972-1973, historian since 1984), Deutsche Gesselschaft für Neurochirurgie (correspondent), TorchClub, Old Town Club, Forsyth Assembly Club (president Winston-Salem 1977), Rotary (past president Winston-Salem 1977), Alpha Omega Alpha, Nu Sigma Nu, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Married Elizabeth West, October 8, 1942. Children: Jean Alexander, Eben III, Elizabeth MacMath, Phyllis Slye.