Background
Opitz, John Marius was born on August 15, 1935 in Hamburg, Germany. Came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1957. Son of Friedrich and Erica Maria (Quadt) Opitz.
pediatrician clinical geneticist
Opitz, John Marius was born on August 15, 1935 in Hamburg, Germany. Came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1957. Son of Friedrich and Erica Maria (Quadt) Opitz.
Bachelor, State University Iowa, 1956. Doctor of Medicine, State University Iowa, 1959. Doctor of Science (honorary), Montana State University, 1983.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Ohio State University, 2007. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Kiel, Germany, 1986. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Bologna, Italy, 1999.
Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Copenhagen.
Intern State University Iowa Hospital, 1959-1960, resident in pediatrics, 1960-1961. Resident, chief resident in pediatrics University Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, 1961-1962. Fellow in pediatrics and medical genetics University Wisconsin, 1962-1964, assistant professor medical genetics and pediatrics, 1964-1969, associate professor, 1969-1972, professor, 1972-1979.
Founder director Wisconsin Clinical Genetics Center, 1974-1979. Clinical professor medical genetics and pediatrics University Washington, Seattle, since 1979. Professor pediatrics, human genetics, pathology and obstetrics-gynecology U Utah, Salt Lake City, since 1997.
Adjunct professor medicine, biology, history and philosophy, veterinary research and veterinary science Montana State University, Bozeman, 1979-1994, McKay lecturer, 1992, university professor medical humanities, since 1994. Adjunct professor pediatrics, medical genetics University Wisconsin, Madison, since 1979, Class of 1947 Distinguished professor, 1992. Coordinator Shodair Montana Regional Genetic Services Program, Helena, 1979-1982.
Chairman department medical genetics Shodair Children's Hospital, Helena, 1983-1994. Director Foundation Development and Medical Genetics, Toledo, Ohio, 1994-1996. President Heritage Genetics Professional Corporation, Helena, 1996.
Farber lecturer Society Pediatrics Pathology, 1987. Joseph Garfunkel lecturer Southern Illinois University, Springfield, 1987, McKay lecturer Montana State University, 1992. Warren Wheeler visiting professor Columbus (Ohio) Children's Hospital, 1987, 2001.
Bea Fowlow lecturer in medical genetics University Calgary, 1996. 1st visiting professor Hanseatic University Foundation of Lübeck, 1996. Lew Barness lecturer University South Florida, 2001.
Enid Gilbert Barness lecturer University Wisconsin, 2001. Visiting professor University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, 2001-2002.
Chair Montana Committee for Humanities, 1991. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College Medical Genetics (founder). Member German Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina), Brazilian Academy of Sciences, American Society Human Genetics, American Pediatrics Society, Society Pediatrics Research, American Board Medical Genetics, American Institute Biological Sciences, American Society Zoologists, Teratology Society, Genetic Society of America, European Society Human Genetics, Society Study Social Biology, American Academy Pediatrics, German Society Pediatrics (honorary), Western Society Pediatrics Research (emeritus), Italian Society Medical Genetics (honorary), Israel Society Medical Genetics (honorary), Russian Society Medical Genetics (Honorary), Southern Africa Society Medical Genetics (honorary), Japanese Society Human Genetics (honorary), Sigma Xi, German Society Human Genetics(honor medal), Society Pediatrics Pathol.(honorary).
Married Susan O. Lewin. Children: Lea, Teresa, John, Chrisanthi, Felix(deceased), Emma. Marian C. Ohden.