Background
Ehrenhaft, Johann Leo was born on October 10, 1915 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Felix and Olga (Steindler) Ehrenhaft. came to the United States, 1934, naturalized, 1939.
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Johann Leo Ehrenhaft
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Student, University Vienna, 1933-1934; Doctor of Medicine, University Iowa, 1938.
Career
Intern, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1938-1939; Halsted fellow in surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1939-1940; resident surgery, U. Iowa, 1940-1942, 45-47; instructor, U. Iowa, 1947-1948; associate, U. Iowa, 1948-1949; assistant professor, U. Iowa, 1949-1951; associate professor, U. Iowa, 1951-1953; professor surgery, U. Iowa, since 1953; fellow in thoracic surgery, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1948-1949; chairman division thoracic surgery, U. Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, 1949-1986; professor emeritus, U. Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, since 1986. Member Council on Cardiovascular Surgery, American Heart Association, since 1952, Board Thoracic Surgery, Inc., since 1966.
Achievements
Membership
Served to major Army of the United States, 1942-1946. American College of Surgeons fellow. Member American Medical Association, American Surgical Association, American Association Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, Society University Surgeons, American, Central, Pan-American surgical associations, American College Chest Physicians (past regent), International Cardiovascular Society, Society Thoracic Surgeons, Society Vascular Surgery, Société Internationale de Chirugie, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Jean Lovett, October 17, 1953. 1 son, John Bruce.
