Background
Lis, Edward Francis was born on April 1, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Stephen and Stephanie Lis.
Lis, Edward Francis was born on April 1, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Stephen and Stephanie Lis.
Student, DePaul University, 1936-1937; Bachelor of Science, Doctor of Medicine, University Illinois.
Private practice, Park Forest, Illinois, 1949-1951; faculty, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1951-1990; professor pediatrics, also director division services crippled children, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1959-1990; professor emeritus, University of Illinois College Medicine, since 1990. Director center handicapped children University Hospital, University of Illinois, 1955-1990. Cons.in field.
Chairman research advising committee Children's Bureau, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1964-1967. Member Illinois Commission Children. Served to captain Army of the United States, 1944-1946.
Fellow American Academy Pediatrics, American Public Health Association. Member Sigma Xi.
Married Sonne Nadine Kowalsen, April 3, 1944. Children— Jeffrey Warren, James Bryan.