Background
Wirtschafter, Jonathan Dine was born on April 4, 1935 in Cleveland. Son of Zolton Tilson and Reitza (Dine) Wirtschafter.
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Jonathan Dine Wirtschafter
Edit Profilescientist Neuro-ophthalmology educator
Jonathan Dine Wirtschafter, American Neuro-ophthalmology educator, scientist. Diplomate American Board Ophthalmology (associate examiner since 1975), American Board Neurology. Grantee National Eye Institute, 1968-1971, 78-81, 89-, Fight for Sight, 1974, Benign Essential Belpharospasm Foundation, 1988.
Education
Student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1953; Bachelor, Reed College, 1956; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1960; Master of Science in Physiology, Linfield College, 1963.
Career
Intern, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1960-1961;
resident in neurology, Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon, 1961-1963;
resident in ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1963-1966;
fellow in neurology, Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1966-1967;
assistant professor ophthalmology, neurology and neurosurgery, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1967-1970;
associate professor, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1970-1974;
professor, department chairman, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1974-1977;
director division ophthalmology, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1967-1974;
professor ophthalmology, neurology, neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, since 1977;
Frank E. Burch endowed chair in ophthalmology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, since 1990. Visiting professor Hadassah-Hebrew U. Medical Center, Jerusalem, 1973-1974. Earl G. Padfield, Junior, M.D. Memorial lecturer U. Kansas, 1986.
Visiting professor, lecturer numerous other universities. Consultant VA Hospitals, Lexington, 1967-1977, Minneapolis, since 1977. Special consultant National Eye Institute, 1981.
Achievements
Membership
Board member Temple Israel, Lexington, 1970-1973, McPhail Suzuki Music Association, 1979-1981, Minneapolis Talmud Torah, 1979-1985. Founder, board member Jewish Community Association of Lexington, 1969-1977. Alumni interviewer Reed College, since 1968.
Fellow American College of Surgeons, North America Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (president, 1996-1998), American Academy Ophthalmology (Senior honor award 1994). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association (Honorary Mention award-science exhibit 1970), American Academy Neurology, American Ophthalmological Society, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, International Society Neuro-Ophthalmology, American Israeli Ophthalmological Society (board member since 1984), Boylston Medical Society Harvard Medical School, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Carol Lavenstein, September 13,1959. Children: Jacob Daniel, Benjamin Zolton, Joshua Joel, Sara Louise, David Dine, Brooke Annual.
