Background
Garvin, John Samuel was born on February 23, 1921 in Windsor, Illinois, United States. Son of Bruce G. and Ora L. Stivers.
Garvin, John Samuel was born on February 23, 1921 in Windsor, Illinois, United States. Son of Bruce G. and Ora L. Stivers.
Bachelor, University Illinois, 1942. Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, University Illinois, 1944.
Intern, then resident in neurology University Illinois Hospital, 1944-1946, research associate in electroencephalography, 1948-1949, resident in neuropathology, 1950. Clinical clerk neurology National Hospital Nervous and Mental Disorders, London, 1949-1950. Member faculty University Illinois Medical Center, since 1951, professor neurology, head department, since 1972.
Senior neuropsychiatrist Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital, since 1962, director electroencephalography, 1954-1964. Consultant Municipal Contagious Disease Hospital, Chicago, 1952-1960, Chicago State Tuberculosis Hospital, 1957-1970, VA Westside Hospital, since 1971.
Served to captain Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1946-1948. Fellow Institute Medicine Chicago. Member American Academy Neurology (councillor 1977-1981), American Medical Association, American Epilepsy Society, American Association Neurological Surgeons (associate), Association Research Nervous and Mental Diseases, American Electroencephalographic Society, Society Clinical Neurologists, American Medical Electroencephalographic Association (president 1970-1971), Central Electrencephalographic, Central Neuropsychiat.
Association (president 1978), Illinois Medical Societies, Chicago Medical Society, Chicago Neurological Society (president 1968) Clubs: University Literary (Chicago). Indian Hill.
Married Elizabeth Harding Stone. 1951 (deceased); children: Mary Grigsby, Bruce Peters, Elizabeth Randall. Married Suzanne Spencer Faurot, November 25, 1978.