Nicholas John Cotsonas

Background

Cotsonas, Nicholas John was born on January 28, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nicholas John and Louise Catherine (Lapham) Cotsonas.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1940; M.D. cum laude, Georgetown University, 1943.

Career

Intern, District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, 1944; resident in chest diseases, District of Columbia General Hospital, 1946-1947; assistant medical resident, District of Columbia General Hospital, 1947-1948; chief medical resident, District of Columbia General Hospital, 1948-1949; assistant professor medicine, Georgetown University School Medicine, 1949-1953; chief medical officer, medical division, District of Columbia General Hospital, 1951-1953; assistant professor medicine, University of Illinois College Medicine, Chicago, 1953-1957; associate professor, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1957-1962; professor, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1962-1970; dean, professor medicine, Peoria School Medicine, University of Illinois, 1970-1979; professor medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1979-1990; professor emeritus, University of Illinois, Chicago, since 1989; associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1979-1982. Member Bradley Associations, 1972-1979. Board directors Illinois Heart Association, 1972-1979, president, 1976-1977.

Board directors Illinois Central Health Systems Agency, 1976-1979, Planned Parenthood Association Greater Peoria Area, 1971-1979. Member Statewide Health Coordinating Council, 1978-1979. Board directors Chicago Heart Association, 1980-1982, Institute Religion and Medicine, 1980.

Member task force on older women Illinois Council on Aging, 1985-1986. Chairman Commision on Health Resources Allocation, Peoria, Illinois, 1985-1987.

Achievements

• Nicholas John Cotsonas has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to captain Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American College of Physicians, American Heart Association (council clinical cardiology 1963), American College Cardiology, Institute Medicine Chicago, American Geriatrics Society. Member American Federation Clinical Research, Chicago Society Internal Medicine, Harvard Society Chemists, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha. M C.

Connections

Married Betty Borge, November 21, 1970. Children by previous marriage: Nicholas III, Bruce, Elena.

Father:

Nicholas John Cotsonas

Mother:

Louise Catherine (Lapham) Cotsonas

Spouse:

Betty Borge