Joseph Pierre Van Der Meulen

Background

Meulen, Joseph Pierre Van Der was born on August 22, 1929 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Lawrence and Sarah Jane (Robertson) VanDer Meulen.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Boston College, 1950; Doctor of Medicine Boston University, 1954.

Career

Intern, Cornell Medical division Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1954-1955; resident, Cornell Medical division Bellevue Hospital, 1955-1956; resident, Harvard University, Boston City Hospital, 1958-1960; instructor, fellow, Harvard University, Boston City Hospital, 1962-1966; associate, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1966-1967; assistant professor, Case Western Reserve U., 1967-1969; associate professor neurology and biomedical engineering, Case Western Reserve U., 1969-1971; professor neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1971; also director department neurology, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center department chairman, University of Southern California, 1971-1978; vice president for health affairs, University of Southern California, since 1977; dean School Medicine, University of Southern California, 1985-1986, 95-97; vice dean medical affairs, University of Southern California, 1995-1997; director, Indiana Health Professions, Los Angeles, since 1991. Visiting professor Autonomous U. Guadalajara, Mexico, 1974. President Norris CancerHosp. and Research Institute, 1983-1998.

Achievements

• Joseph Pierre Van Der Meulen has been listed as a noteworthy Neurologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member medical advisory board California chapter Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, 1971-1975, chairman, 1974-1975, 77-78. Medical advisory board Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation, California, 1973-1975, chairman, 1974-1975. Member Committee to Combat Huntington'sDisease, since 1973.

Board directors California Hospital Medical Center, Good Hope Medical Foundation, Doheny Eye Hospital, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles Hospital Good Samaritan, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Philadelphia Health Education Corporation, Barlow Respiratory Hospital, University of Southern California U. Hospital, chairman, since 1991. Board of Governors Thomas Aquinas College. Board directors Association Academy Health Centers, chairman, 1991-1992.

President Scott Newman Center, 1987-1989. President, board directors Kenneth Norris Cancer Hosp & Research Institute Served to Lieutenant Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1956-1958. Member American Medical Association, American Neurological Association, American Academy Neurology, Los Angeles Society Neurologyand Psychiatry (president 1977-1978), Los Angeles Medical Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, Ohio Medical Society, California Medical Society, Los Angeles Academy Medicine, Alpha Omega Alpha (councillor since 1992), Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Ann IreneYadeno, June 18, 1960. Children— Elisabeth, Suzanne, Janet.

Father:

Edward Lawrence Meulen

Mother:

Sarah Jane (Robertson) VanDer Meulen

Spouse:

Ann IreneYadeno