Robert Irwin Kohut

Background

Kohut, Robert Irwin was born on November 29, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Emil and Ruth Irene Kohut.

Education

Bachelor, Wittenburg College, 1956; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1960.

Career

Intern, University of Chicago, 1961-1962; resident in otolaryngology, University of Chicago, 1962-1965; National Institutes of Health fellow, University of Chicago, 1965-1966; instructor in otolaryngology, University of Chicago, 1965-1966; associate professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1966-1968; associate professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1968-1971; associate professor, acting chairman, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1971-1972; professor, chief otolaryngology, University of California, Irvine, 1972-1979; professor, chairman otolaryngology, Wake Forest U. School Medicine, Winston-Salem, 1979-1998; professor emeritus, Wake Forest U. School Medicine, Winston-Salem, since 1998. Member study section National Institutions Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1981-1986. Consultant National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1982-1984.

Member of advisory board national Institute Deafness and Other Comm. Disorders, 1991-1994.

Achievements

• Robert Irwin Kohut has been listed as a noteworthy Otolaryngologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Air Force, 1950-1953. Member American College of Surgeons, Society University Otolaryngologists (president 1978-1979), Barany Society, American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society (executive county 1987-1990, Edmund Fowler award 1974, Guest of Honor, Southern section 1996), American Broncho-Esophagological Association, American Neurotology Association, Otosclerosis Study Group, American Otological Society (secretary-treasurer 1987-1992, president-elect 1992-1993, president 1993-1994), Association Academy Depts. Otolaryngology, Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmol.

Society, Forsyth County Medical Society, North Carolina Medical Society, North Carolina Society Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (vice president 1985, president 1986-1987), Association for Research in Otolaryngology, American Academy Otolaryngology-Head andNeck Surgery, American Society Head and Neck Surgery, International Federation Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Society (chairman standing committee education), others.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, hunting, sailing.

Connections

Married Joanne Kay Hughes, December 26, 1953 (deceased October 1982). Children: James, Paul, Robert, John. Married Frances Irene Speas, June 6, 1983.

Father:

Emil Kohut

Mother:

Ruth Irene Kohut

Spouse:

Joanne Kay Hughes

Spouse:

Frances Irene Speas

child:

Paul Kohut

child:

James Kohut

child:

John Kohut

child:

Robert Kohut