Richard Lee Jacobs

Background

Jacobs, Richard Lee was born on December 29, 1930 in Elsberry, Missouri, United States. Son of H. Lee and Hazel (Ruth) Jacobs.

Education

Bachelor, State University Iowa, 1952; Master of Science, State University Iowa, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, State University Iowa, 1956.

Career

Intern, Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1956-1957; resident in orthopedic surgergy, State University Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, 1959-1965; research fellow, Harvard University-Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1961-1962; professor orthopedic surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1965-1974; professor, head orthopedic surgery, Albany (New York) Medical College, 1974-1996. Adjunct Professor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. Consultant Illinois State Division Superior vena cava syndrome for Crippled Children, 1965-1974, Union Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Chicago, 1966-1968.

Staff physician Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1966-1970, Dixon(Illinois) State School, 1966-1974, West Side Veterans Administration Hospital., Chicago, 1968-1974, CookCounty Hospital, Chicago, 1972-1974, Community Health Plan, Albany, 1976-1996, Albany Veterans Administration Hospital., since 1974, New York State Department Disability Foundation.

Achievements

• Richard Lee Jacobs has been listed as a noteworthy Orthopedic surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant commander United States Navy, 1957-1959, United States Naval Reserve, 1959-1967. Fellow American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons. Member Iowa Orthopaedic Alumni Association, Orthopaedic Research Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Lincoln Orthopaedic Society, New York Academy Science, American Orthopaedic Foot Society, American Society Bone and Mineral Research, American Orthopaedic Association, Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Alumni, New York State Orthopaedic Society, Association Orthopaedic Chairman, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: building model ships, cabinetmaking, building harpsichords, restoring automobiles.

Connections

Married Anne Schmitt, September 17, 1954. Children: Gregory, Hugh, LeAnne.

Father:

H. Lee Jacobs

Mother:

Hazel (Ruth) Jacobs

Spouse:

Anne Schmitt

child:

Hugh Jacobs

child:

LeAnne Jacobs

child:

Gregory Jacobs