Mark Stephen O'Brien

Background

O'Brien, Mark Stephen was born on January 2, 1933 in West New York, New Jersey, United States. Son of Mark Peter and Hannah (Dempsey) O'B.

Education

Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Seton Hall U., 1955; Doctor of Medicine St. Saint Louis University, 1959.

Career

Intern, St. John's Hospital, St. Louis, 1959-1960; resident in surgery, St. John's Hospital, 1960; resident in neurology, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1962-1963; resident in neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City, 1963-1964; resident in surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, 1965; senior resident, chief resident, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, U. Cincinnati, 1965-1968; research fellow in neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, U. Cincinnati, 1966-1967, 67-68; National Institutes of Health special fellow in neuroradiology, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1968-1969; member of faculty department surgery, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, since 1969; professor surgery, associate professor pediatrics, Emory University School Medicine, since 1979; chief neurosurgery, Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children, Atlanta, since 1971. Trustee Elaine Clark Center for Exceptional Children. Member medical advisory board National Foundation, March of Dimes.

Trustee Henrietta Egleston Hospital forChildren. Member professional advisory panel Spina Bifida Association American.

Achievements

• Mark Stephen O"Brien has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatric neurosurgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1960-1962. Member American Association Neurological Surgeons, Society Neurological Surgeons, Congress Neurological Surgeons, International Society Pediatric Neurosurgery, Greater Atlanta Pediatric Society, Medical Society Atlanta, American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, Georgia Neurosurg. Society, Am.Acad. Pediatrics, American Society Pediatric Neurosurgery, Pediatric Oncology Group, American Board Pediatric Neurological Surgery (secretary), Academy Pediatric Neurosurgeons.

Connections

Married Mary Morris Johnson, June3, 1961 (divorced). Children: David, Derek, Marcia. Married Karen-Marie Sampson, June 1, 1984.

Children: Blythe, Blake, Lauren-Blair, Connor.

Father:

Mark Peter O'B.

Mother:

Hannah (Dempsey) O'B.

Spouse:

Karen-Marie Sampson

Spouse:

Mary Morris Johnson

child:

Marcia O'Brien

child:

Blythe O'Brien

child:

Derek O'Brien

child:

Lauren-Blair O'Brien

child:

David O'Brien

child:

Connor O'Brien

child:

Blake O'Brien