Jerome Benzion Kaufman

Background

Kaufman, Jerome Benzion was born on July 22, 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of Louis and Dorothy (Rosenbloom) Kaufman.

Education

Bachelor, Wayne State University, 1955; Doctor of Medicine, Wayne State University, 1961; postgraduate, U. Madrid.

Career

Rotating intern, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, 1961-1962; resident in internal medical, Michael Reeese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, 1962-1963; resident in general surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital., Bronx, 1965-1966; resident in neurology, Veterans Administration Hospital., Bronx, 1966; resident in neurosurgery, Veterans Administration Hospital., Bronx, 1967; from senior to chief resident neurosurgery, Veterans Administration Hospital., Bronx, 1969-1970; resident neurosurgery, Neurological Institute New York, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, 1968; resident neuropathology, Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical School, New York City, 1968; chief resident neurosurgery, City Hospital, Elmhurst, New York, 1969; department chairman neurosurgery, Carle Clinic Association and Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois, since 1972. Consultant neurosurgery McKinley Hospital, Urbana, Covenant Hospital, Urbana. Assistant instructor internal medicine Chicago Medical School, 1963.

Clinical associate professor neurosurgery University of Illinois College Medicine, Urbana, since 1982.

Achievements

• Jerome Benzion Kaufman has been listed as a noteworthy Neurosurgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to captain United States Air Force, 1963-1965. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Association Neurological Surgeons (Continuing Education award in neurosurgery 1980, 83, 85, 87, 89, 93, 96), International College Surgeons (vice regent) New York Academy Sciences. Member American Medical Association (Physicians Recognition award 1980, 82, 85, 89, 93), Illinois Medical Society, Champaign County Medical Society, Congress Neurological Surgeons, Control Neurosurg.

Society, Association Military Surgeons United States, Chicago Neurological Society (Best Doctors in American Midwest).

Connections

Married Judith Ellen Lasker, June 29, 1967. Children: David, Jonathan, Jefferey.

Father:

Louis Kaufman

Mother:

Dorothy (Rosenbloom) Kaufman

Spouse:

Judith Ellen Lasker

child:

Jonathan Kaufman

child:

Jefferey Kaufman

child:

David Kaufman