John Francis Kurtzke Sr.

Background

Sr., John Francis Kurtzke was born on September 14, 1926 in Brooklyn. Son of John Ambrose and Teresa Rose (Knipper) K.

Education

Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, St. John's U., 1948; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1952.

Career

Intern, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1952-1953; resident in neurology, Veterans Administration Hospital., Bronx, New York, 1953-1956; chief neurology service VA hospitals, Coatesville, Pennsylvania, 1956-1963; chief neurology service VA hospitals, Washington, 1963-1995; chief neuroepidemiology section, VA Medical Center, Washington, since 1995. Member of faculty Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1958-1963, assistant professor clin.neurology, 1963. Member of faculty Georgetown Medical School, Washington, since 1963, professor neurology, since 1968, vice department chairman neurology, 1976-1995, professor.cmty. and family medicine, 1968-1995.

Distinguished professor neurology uniformed services U. Health Sciences, Bethesda, since 1992, United States Navy medical student liaison officer, 1979-1985. Visiting professor neurology and neuroepidemiology Temple U.Sch. Medicine, 1984-1989; consultant neurology National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, since 1966, Surgeon General Navy, 1970-1997.

Member medical advisory board National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1966-1994, honorary member, since 1995, member working group on design of clinical studies in multiple sclerosis, 1976-1984, member Executive Committee, 1981-1983. Medical advisory board International Federation Multiple Sclerosis Socs., since 1972, (honorary member since 1998), member specialist advisory group, since 1991. Member committee multiple sclerosis World Federation Neurology, since 1967, committee neuroepidemiology, since 1977.

Chairman epidemiology section National Institutes of Health Epilepsy Advisory Committee, 1973-1976. Medical research program specialist for neurology and neurobiology VA Research.Svc., 1977-1980. Chairman work group epidemiology Department of Health, Education and Welfare Commission Control of Huntington's Disease, 1976-1978.

Member naval examination board Naval Medical Command, 1980-1983. Member Residency Review Committee Neurology, 1983-1988, vice chairman, 1985-1986, chairman, 1987-1988. Chairman United States Naval Reserve Medical Flag Council, 1985-1986.

Member institutional review board National Institute Neurological Diseases and Stroke, 1989-1998. Established investigator National Multiple Sclerosis Society, since 1987. Member special panel Institute Medicine, 1990.

Achievements

• John Francis Kurtzke Senior has been listed as a noteworthy Neurologist, epidemiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Navy, 1944-1946. Rear admiral Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, retired 1986. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians, American Academy Neurology (chairman of the section on neuro-epidemiology 1971-1975, Chairman of Commission national needs in neurology 1981-1985, subcommittee national.needs in neurology 1985-1986, member work force task force 1997, John Jay Dystel prize for multiple sclerosis research 1997), American College Epidemiology, New York Academy Science, American College Preventive Medicine, Pan American Medical Association (county neurology section), American Heart Association (stroke county since 1991).

Member American Association of University Professors, American Medical Association, Southern Medical Association, Association Military Surgeons (life), American Neurol.Assn. (chairman bylaws ad hoc committee 1990-1991), American Epidemiological Society, International Epidemiological Association, Association Research in Nervous and Mental Disease, Am.Public Health Association, Society Epidemiological Research, American Epilepsy Society, American Society Microbiology, International Stroke Society, Senior Stroke Society, Danish Neurological Society (honorary), French Society Neurology (honorary, foreign), Society Medical Conservation to Armed Forces (commission on research affairs 1980-1983, commission on manpower 1984-1998), German Society Neurology (honorary), Naval Reserve Association (life), Naval Order United States (life), Reserve Officers Association (life), Naval Institute (life), Fleet Reserve Association (life), Navy League (life), The Retired Officers Association (life).

Connections

Married Margaret Mary Nevin, June 30, 1950. Children: John Francis Junior, Catherine Kurtzke Brown, Elizabeth Kurtzke Siebert, Joan Kurtzke Brennan, Robert, James, Christine Kurtzke Hughes.

Father:

John Ambrose K.

Mother:

Teresa Rose (Knipper) K.

Spouse:

Margaret Mary Nevin

child:

Robert Sr.

child:

Christine Kurtzke Hughes Sr.

child:

Catherine Kurtzke Brown Sr.

child:

John Francis Junior Sr.

child:

Elizabeth Kurtzke Siebert Sr.

child:

Joan Kurtzke Brennan Sr.

child:

James Sr.