Elisha Stephens Gurdjian

Background

Gurdjian, Elisha Stephens was born on April 18, 1900 in Smyrna, Turkey. Son of Stepan and Beruke (Hagopian) Gurdjian. came to the United States, 1920, naturalized, 1930.

Education

Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1924; Doctor of Medicine, University of Michigan, 1926; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1927.

Career

Intern, University of Michigan Hospital, 1925-1927, 28-30; intern, Rochester (New York) General Hospital, 1927-1928; private practice, Detroit, 1930-1985; head neurosurgery service, Grace Hospital, Detroit, 1938-1970; professor neurological surgery, Wayne State University, 1949-1956; department chairman neurosurgery, Wayne State University, 1956-1970; director Bioengring. Research Center, Wayne State University, 1966-1970; professor emeritus, Wayne State University, 1970-1985.

Achievements

• Elisha Stephens Gurdjian has been listed as a noteworthy neurological surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Operative neurosurgery
  • Head injury from antiquity to the present with special reference to penetrating head wounds, (The Beaumont lecture)
  • Impact head injury: mechanistic, clinical, and preventive correlations,

Membership

Fellow American College of Surgeons (chairman advisory council neurological surgery 1952). Member American Medical Association (chairman section on nervous and mental diseases 1960, Silver Hektoen medal 1967), American Association Neurological Surgeons, Cushing Society, Congress Neurological Surgeons (honored guest 1971), American Neurological Association (vice president 1969), American Association Anatomists, American Association Surgery Trauma, Center Surgical Association, Center Neuropsychiat.Assn., Society Neurological Surgeons, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Dorothy Eileen Kratz, May 29, 1933. Children: Edwin, Joan, Ronald, Richard.

Father:

Stepan Gurdjian

Mother:

Beruke (Hagopian) Gurdjian

Spouse:

Dorothy Eileen Kratz

child:

Richard Gurdjian

child:

Joan Gurdjian

child:

Ronald Gurdjian

child:

Edwin Gurdjian