Background
Moorhead, Louis David was born on November 22, 1892 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Louis (Doctor of Medicine and Jeannette (Snell) M.
Moorhead, Louis David was born on November 22, 1892 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Edward Louis (Doctor of Medicine and Jeannette (Snell) M.
Bachelor of Arts, Saint Ignatius College, Chicago, 1913. Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1914, South.M. Entertainment, 1915. Master of Arts, Loyola University, 1916.
Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College, 1917.
Doctor of Laws, Creighton University, 1931.
Practiced in Chicago since 1917. Senior house surgeon Cook County Hospital, 1917-1919. Became dean and associate professor surgery, Loyola University School of Medicine, 1918, dean, professor and head of department of surgery, 1928-1940.
Formerly chief of staff
Senior attending surgeon Mercy Hospital since 1920. Consultant surgical Rock Island Railroad System, C.&East.I. Railroad, Belt Railroad of Chicago, Chief of medical board archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago Board of Health, Chicago Fire Department Chairman board of trustees Lewis Memorial Maternity Hospital, Loretto Hospital, Saint Georges Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital.
Member Board of Governors, Catholic Church Extension Society of the United States and Canada, since 1948. Member board directors Catholic Charities, Chicago. Fellow American College Surgeons.
Member Founders Group, American Board of Surgery.
Member International College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Illinois State and Chicago medical societies, Phi Beta Pi, Kappa Pi Epsilon, Sigma Xi. Club: University.
Married Ann Patricia Dorsey, August 25, 1932. Children-Louis David, Edward Louis II, Patrick Henry.