Background
Bortz, Edward Leroy was born on February 10, 1896 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Adam Franklin and Anna Margaret (Wineman) Bortz.
Bortz, Edward Leroy was born on February 10, 1896 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Adam Franklin and Anna Margaret (Wineman) Bortz.
Student Pennsylvania State College, 1915-1917. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1919. Doctor of Medicine Harvard Medical School, 1923.
Doctor of Laws, honorary, Hahnemann Medical Colonel, 1948.
Graduate work pathology, University of Vienna, Erdheim’s Clinic, Vienna and Christeller’s Clinic, Berlin, 1925-1926. Doctor of Science, Pennsylvania Military College, 1950.
1 son, Walter Michael. Interne Lankenau Hospital, 1923-1925. Special work pathology, Mayo Clinic, 1925, University of Illinois Medical School, 1925.
Instructor department of pathology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1930-1932.
Associate professor, medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, from 1932, chief medical service B, Lankenau Hospital, 1932-1961, senior consultant in medicine, from 1961, president medical staff, from 1949. Diplomate of American Board Internal Medicine, 1937.
Honorary medical consultant to surgeon general United States Navy. Member medical advisory board National Resources Security Board. Consultant Council on National Emergency Medical Svc.
Advisor White House Conference on Aging. Served as pilot Army Air Corps, World War I. Captain Medical Corps, United States Navy with marines in Iwo Jima, and in atomic bomb area, World War World War II.
Member College of Physicians of Philadelphia, American College Physicians (governor Eastern Pennsylvania, regent from 1949), American Medical Association (chairman county on science assembly 1944-1947, Chairman of Commission on national emergency service 1946-1947, in charge science program Centennial Celebration Atlantic City 1947, vice president 1946, president 1947), American Clin.and Climatological Association, Philadelphia County Medical Society (life member, president 1940-1941), Pennsylvania State Medical Society (honorary), Alpha Omega Alpha, Society of Internal Medicine of Medical Association of the Argentine (foreign corresponding member), American Geriatrics Society (president 1960-1961).
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Married Margaret Sophia Welty, December 27, 1926. 1 child, Walter Michael.