Louise Seymour Acheson

Background

Acheson, Louise Seymour was born on January 12, 1953 in Assiut, Egypt. Daughter of Willard Phillips and Patricia Louise Acheson.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry, Oberlin College, 1972; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1976; Master of Science in Family Medicine, Case Western Reserve U., 1987.

Career

Resident in family practice, U. Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle, 1976-1979; private practice, Seattle, 1980-1984; associate professor family medicine, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, since 1984. Consultant American Board Family Practice, Lexington, Kentucky, since 1990. Medical director teen pregnancy program Cleveland Free Clinic, since 1993.

Achievements

• Louise Seymour Acheson has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of advisory board Middlefield (Ohio) Amish Birth Center, since 1989. Trustee Buckeye Health Center, Cleveland, since 1993. Member American Medical Association, American Academy Family Physicians, American Medical Women's Association, Society Teachers Family Medicine, North America Primary Care Interest Group, Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, outdoor activities.

Connections

Married Robert Louis Ruff, April 26, 1980. Children: Elizabeth, Emily.

Father:

Willard Phillips Acheson

Mother:

Patricia Louise Acheson

Spouse:

Robert Louis Ruff

child:

Emily Acheson

child:

Elizabeth Acheson