Background
Benz, Edward John was born on June 11, 1923 in Pittsburgh. Son of Henry John and Gertrude Nora (Heffernan) Benz.
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Edward John Benz
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Bachelor of Science, U. Pittsburgh, 1943, Doctor of Medicine, 1946. Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1952.
Career
Intern, Saint Joseph"s Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1946-1947. Resident, fellow Mayo Foundation, Mayo Clinic, 1949-1953. Pathologist, director laboratories Saint Luke"s Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1953-1984, vice president medical affairs, 1984-1989.
Medical director utilization review Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1990-1998.
Adjunct Professor microbiology Lehigh University, Bethlehem, 1956-1964. President Laboratory Clinical Pathology, Bethlehem, 1956-1988, retired, 1988.
Consultant Palmerton (Pennsylvania) Hospital, Allentown (Pennsylvania) Eastern State Hospital. Past director Miller Memorial Blood Bank, Bethlehem Member advising committee Pennsylvania Secretary Health on Clinical laboratories, 1973-1989.
Member health science advising committee Lehigh University,1973-1989.
Trustee Saint Luke"s Hospital, 1968-1971. President Pennsylvania Association Clinical Pathologists, 1966-1967.
Achievements
Membership
Served as captain Military Cross, Australia, 1947-1949. Fellow College.Am. Pathologists (past chairman anatomical pathological commission, past delegate from Pennsylvania), American Society Clinical Pathologists. Member International Academy Pathology, American Association Pathologists and Bacteriologists, American Association Blood Banks, American College Physician Executives, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Club: Saucon Valley Country (Bethlehem).
Connections
Married Verna Marie Cuddyre, June 20, 1945. Children: Edward John, Thomas James, Gregory Paul, Mary Louise.
