Background
Dittrick, Howard was born on February 14, 1877 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Son of Duncan and Martha (Harper) Dittrick.
Dittrick, Howard was born on February 14, 1877 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Son of Duncan and Martha (Harper) Dittrick.
Student, St. Catharines Collegiate Institute, 1890-1895, Welland Model School, 1895-1896. Bachelor of Medicine, University of Toronto. 1900, Doctor of Medicine 1927.
Postgraduate, Johns Hopkins, 1901.
Came to the United States 1900, naturalized 1911. Intern gynecology, Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland, 1900-1901. Resident in gynecology, 1902-1905.
Demonstrator, department gynecology, Western Reserve University, 1904-1915, instructor 1915-1925, senior clinical instructor 1925-1943. Edit. director, Cleveland Clinic, 1943-1947. Associate professor of history of medicine, Frank E. Bunts Ednl.
Institute, 1948; medical referee, Prudential Insurance Company, 1938-1943. Directing editor, Current Researches in Anesthesia and Analgesia, since 1940. Member Cleveland Academy Medicine (membership committee, 1923, chairman clinical-pathological section 1927, chairman programs 1928, director 1928, 29, 30, chairman art exhibit 1933, editorial committee 1927-1934. editor 1934-1943, associate editor 1943-1945, advisory editor, since 1945), Medical library association (vice president 1947.
Member various coms.). Trustee Cleveland Medical Library 1927. Director membership 1929-1931, director programs 1932-1934, curator museum 1929-1935, director museum, since 1935, president, 1945-1946.
President Cleveland Medical Examiners Club 1936-1943. Director Howard Dittrick Museum History Medicine, Cleveland Medical Library. Trustee Cleveland Health Museum, since 1940.
Chairman medical advising committee Greater Cleveland Hospital Fund. 1945-1946. Received Distinguished Service Award, Cleveland Academy Medicine 1943.
Served on medical advisory board, World War I. Fellow American Medical Association. Member American Association Museums, International Association History Medicine, International Association Medical Museums, American Association Medical History, Ohio State, and Western Reserve history societies, Canadian Universities Association of Ohio (president 1947, 48), Cleveland Museum Art (life).
Clubs: Rowfant, Professional Men’s (charter.
Married Gertrude B. Moore, January 29, 1907. Children: Douglas Harper, Harvey Hull (deceased), John Hull, Laurence Howard, Alan Everitt, Howard David, Paul Lindley.
