Background
Boshes, Louis D. was born on October 15, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Jacob and Ethel (London) Boshes.
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Louis D. Boshes
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Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1931; Doctor of Medicine, Northwestern University, 1936; postgraduate, Northwestern University, 1947-1951; HHD (honorary), 1976.
Career
Intern, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1935-1936;
Intern, Cook County Hospital, 1936-1937;
fellow psychiatry, Illinois Neuro-psychiatric Institute, Chicago, 1941-1942, 46-47;
senior attending neurologist and psychiatrist, chief neurology clinic, Michael Reese Medical Center, since 1940;
senior attending neurologist, psychiatrist emeritus, Michael Reese Hospital Medical Center
professor neurology and psychiatry, Northwestern University, 1955-1963;
professor neurology, University of Illinois College Medicine, Chicago, 1970-1978;
professor emeritus, University of Illinois College Medicine, Chicago, since 1978;
historian and archivist in neurology, University of Illinois College Medicine, Chicago
attending neurologist, Illinois Research and Ednl. Hospitals, since 1963;
director consultation clinic for epilepsy, Illinois Research and Ednl. Hospitals, 1963-1978;
associate and attending neurologist, consultant neurology, Cook County Hospital, since 1947;
senior consultant neurology, Downey Veterans Administration Hospital., 1952-1960;
professor neurology, Cook County Graduate School Medicine, since 1970;
practice medicine specializing in neurology and psychiatry, since 1975.
Member medical advising committee Cook County chapter National Foundation, 1947-1955, March of Dimes, since 1956. Member medical advising committee Epilepsy Association American, since 1964. Board of directors, medical advising committee Epilepsy Foundation American, since 1964.
Ambassador International Bureau Epilepsy, since 1969. Member professional advising committee National Parkinson Foundation, since 1960, National Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, since 1972, professional advanced.bd. United Cerebral Palsy.
Achievements
Membership
Historian, curator, archivist neurology University of Illinois College Medicine at Chicago, since 1990, historian to Central Neuropsychiatric Assn, since 1975, Lieutenant commander Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1946. Fellow American College of Physicians, American Academy Neurology, American Psychiatric Association (life). Member American Medical Association(consultant American Medical Association Journal, Board of Governors since 1991), Institute Medicine Chicago, Pan American Medical Association (president section neurology, since 1973, honorary D. of Humanities 1976), Center Neuropsychiat.
Association (president 1973-1974, historian, curator), Illinois Psychiatric Society (life, secretary-treasurer 1949-1950, acting president), Chicago Neurological Society (president 1965-1966, historian, curator), Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center Alumni Association (president 1961-1962), Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Diseases, International League Against Epilepsy, American League Against Epilepsy, Illinois League Against Epilepsy (medical advising committee), Ill.Med. Society (chairman of the section neurology and psychiatry since 1961), Chicago Medical Society, World Federation Neurology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Society of Vienna (life), Central Association Electroence-Phalographers, Sigma Xi, Phi Delta Epsilon, Alpha Omega Alpha (A).
Connections
Children: Arlene Phyllis Boshes Hirschfelder, Judi Myrl. Married Natalie A. Boshes.
