Background
Speigel, I. Joshua was born on August 16, 1915 in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. Came to the United States, 1937. Son of Jeremiah and Dora (Slobed) Speigel.
Speigel, I. Joshua was born on August 16, 1915 in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. Came to the United States, 1937. Son of Jeremiah and Dora (Slobed) Speigel.
Doctor of Medicine, University Toronto, 1937.
Rotating intern, Mount Sinai Hospital, Cleveland, 1937-1938;
assistant resident Neuropsychiatry, Eastern State Hospital, Howard, Rhode Island, 1938-1939;
assistant resident in neurological surgery, Boston City Hospital, 1939-1940;
senior resident, St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1940-1941;
chief resident, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1941-1942;
chief resident in neurology and neurological surgery, Neuropsychiat. Institute, Chicago, 1942;
clinical professor emeritus neurological surgery, University of Chicago, 1974-1985;
senior neurological surgeon, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, since 1985. Consultant neurological surgeon Thorek Hospital, South Chicago Community Hospital, South Shore Hospital, Jackson Park Hospital.
Medical advisor unites states department Health andHuman Services. Member medical advisory council Association Brain Tumor Research.
Served to major MC, Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member American Medical Association, International College Surgeons (chairman United States division neurosurgery section since 1960, vice regent United States division 1983), International Board Surgery (chairman United States division since 1960), Illinois State Medical Society, Chicago Neurological Society, Cook County Medical Society, Chicago Medical Society, Association Military Surgeons of the United States, American Association Neurological Surgeons, American Board Neurological Surgeons, Neurosurg. Society of America (treasurer 1948-1955, president 1957, Distinguished Service award 1976), Congress Neurological Surgeons, Interurban Neurosurg.
Society, Center Neurosurg. Society Royal Society Medicine, Illinois State Neurosurg. Society, Society Neurovascular Surgery.
Clubs: Explorer's (New York City). Standard, The Art, Adventurer's (Chicago).
Married Rosalynde Speigel, June 25, 1942. Children: Virginia, Jonathan, Petra.