Background
Izant, Robert James was born on February 4, 1921 in Cleveland. Son of Robert James and Grace (Goulder) Izant.
Izant, Robert James was born on February 4, 1921 in Cleveland. Son of Robert James and Grace (Goulder) Izant.
AB cum laude, Amherst College, 1943; Doctor of Medicine, Western Reserve U., 1946.
Resident in surgery, U. Hospital, Cleveland, 1946-1952;
resident in pediatric surgery, Boston Children's Medical Center, 1952-1955;
assistant professor pediatric surgery, Ohio State University, 1955-1958;
professor, director pediatric surgery and pediatrics, Case Western Res.U., 1958-1990;
professor emeritus pediatric surgery and pediatrics, Case Western Res.U., since 1990. Director division pediatric surgery University Hospitals Cleveland, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. Also MetroHealth Center Hospital, 1958-1986.
Member of advisory board Ohio State Services for Children with Medical Handicaps, since 1957.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1947-1949. American College of Surgeons fellow, American Academy Pediatrics. Member Central Surgical Association, American Association Surgery of Trauma, American Medical Association, Ohio Medical Association, Cleveland Surgical Society (pres.1971-1972), Cleveland Academy Medcine (director 1971-1974), American Trauma Society (founding member), Teratology Society, Lilliputian Surgical Society, Northern Ohio Pediatric Society, British Association Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Surgery Biology Club, American Pediatric Surgical Association (founding member, president 1987-1988), Western Reserve U. School Medicine Alumni Association (president 1961-1962), American Burn Association, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Nu Sigma Nu, Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Married Virginia Lincoln Root, September 27, 1947. Children: Jonathan G. II, Mary Root, Timothy Holman.