Background
Wharen, Robert Ellsworth was born on June 2, 1953 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert E. and Jean L. (Sheats) Wharen.
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Robert Ellsworth Wharen
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Bachelor in Chemistry, University of Chicago, 1975; Doctor of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, 1979.
Career
Intern, Mayo Graduate School Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1979-1980;
resident in neurologic surgery, Mayo Graduate School Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1980-1985;
extern, Grady Memorial Hospital-Emory University, Atlanta, 1984;
assistant professor neurological surgery, U. Pittsburgh School Medicine, 1985-1986;
full-time active staff department neurological surgery, Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1985-1986;
instructor neurologic surgery, Mayo Medical School, Jacksonville, Florida, 1986-1990;
assistant professor, Mayo Medical School, Jacksonville, Florida, since 1990;
department chairman, Mayo Medical School, Jacksonville, Florida, since 1986;
staff consultant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, 1986^
department chairman neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, since 1986;
Board of Governors, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, since 1994. Department chairman neurosurgery St. Luke's Hospital, Jacksonville, since 1993, board directors, 1992-1995, member executive medical staff, since 1993, chairman neurology and neurosurgery practice team, since 1996. Presenter at national and international meetings.
Visiting professor Medical College Georgia, Augusta, 1992. Guest speaker in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Medical Association, American Association Neurological Surgeons (liaison to American Society for Testing and Materials since 1988), Congress Neurological Surgical (liaison to American Society for Testing and Materials since 1988), Neurosurg. Society American (membership committee since 1996), Society for Neuro-Oncology, International Society PhotodynamicTherapy, Florida Neurosurg. Society, Neurosurg. Research Society Western Ontario, North Control Florida Cancer Treatment Group, Duval County Medical Society, SigmaXi.
Connections
Married Mary Beth Blascovich, June 12, 1982. Children: Laura, Amy, Stephanie.
