Background
Noorden, Gunter Konstantin von was born on March 19, 1928 in Frankfurt, Germany. Son of Hans and Lilly (Andreae) von Noorden. came to the United States, 1954, naturalized, 1961.
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Gunter Konstantin von Noorden
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Doctor of Medicine J.W. Goethe U., Frankfurt, 1954.
Career
Intern, St. Vincent's Infirmary, Little Rock, 1954-1956;
fellow, Cleveland Clinic, 1956-1957;
resident in ophthalmology, State University Iowa, 1957-1960;
NINDB special trainee, U. Tubingen, Germany, 1960-1961;
special fellow, State University Iowa, 1961-1962;
associate professor ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1963-1969;
professor, Johns Hopkins University, 1969-1972;
professor ophthalmology, Baylor College Medicine, Houston
also Adjunct Professor neural science, University Texas, Houston, since 1972. Member Armed Forces-National Research Council on Vision, 1964-1968, American Orthoptic Council, since 1964, president, 1973-1977. Science advisory panel World Health Organization, since 1972.
Bielschowsky Memorial lecturer, 1970, Ticho Memorial lecturer, 1977, Bjerrum lecturer, 1978, Braley lecturer, 1982, Scobee lecturer, 1983. Costenbader lecturer, 1984. Proctor lecturer, 1985.
Edward Jackson Memorial lecturer, 1987;William Bowman Memorial lecturer. 1988, SnellMeml. lecturer, 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Academy Ophthalmology (senior honor award 1984), American Ophthalmological Society, American Association Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (charter member, president 1985), German Ophthalmological Society, French Ophthalmological Society, Chilean Ophthalmological Society, Peruvian Ophthalmological Society, Pan American Ophthalmological Society, British Brain Research Association (honorary), Hellenic Ophthalmological Society (honorary), Association Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (president 1980), International Strabismological Association (Vice-President 1982-1986, president 1986-1990).
Connections
Married Betty Lavinia Wright, June 29,1957. 1 child, Sonja.
