Edward Carl Rosenow

Background

Rosenow,, Edward Carl was born on April 7, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Carl and Lydia Barbara (Senty) Rosenow.

Education

Bachelor, Carleton College, 1931. Doctor of Science, Carleton College, 1967. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard, 1935.

Master of Science in Medicine, Mayo Foundation of University Minnesota, 1939. Doctor of Science, MacMurray College, 1973.

Career

Intern Faulkner Hospital, Boston, 1935-1936. Private practice internal medicine Pasadena, California, 1940-1957. Clinical professor medicine University Southern California School Medicine, 1941-1959, director medical extension, 1948.

Executive director Los Angeles County Medical Association, 1957-1959. Executive vice president American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, 1960-1977, executive vice president emeritus, since 1977. Clinical professor medicine University Pennsylvania School Medicine, since 1960.

Achievements

• Diplomate: American Board Internal Medicine.

Membership

Chairman committee postgraduate activities California Medical Association, 1949-1959. Editor-in-chief Audio-Digest, 1954-1959. President, director Charles Cook Hastings Home (Tuberculosis research), 1954-1959.

Trustee Carleton College, 1966-1984. Master American College of Physicians (Alfred Stengel Memorial award 1976). Fellow Royal College Physicians Ireland, Royal Society Medicine, Royal College Physicians London (England), Royal Australasian College Physicians.

Member Los Angeles Society Internal Medicine, Los Angeles Heart Association, California Medical Association (council 1954-1957), Los Angeles County Medical Association (president 1956), American Medical Association (alternate delegate 1957-1958), American Medical Writers Association (president 1964), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County medical societies, International Society Internal Medicine (president-elect 1978, president 1980-1982), American Osler Society (president 1975), American Clinical and Climatological Association, Alumni Association Mayo Graduate School Medicine (president 1965), Carleton College Alumni Association (president 1966, trustee 1966-1979).

Connections

Married Esther Jane Church, December 25, 1931 (deceased January 1985). Children– Susan Jane Rosenow Vig, Robert Frank. Married LaVonne Wertz Adamson, April 30, 1989.

Father:

Edward Carl Rosenow,

Mother:

Lydia Barbara (Senty) Rosenow,

Spouse:

Esther Jane Church

Spouse:

LaVonne Wertz Adamson

child:

Robert Frank Rosenow,

child:

Susan Jane Rosenow Vig Rosenow,