Robert Leigh Beach

Background

Beach, Robert Leigh was born on July 4, 1948 in Milford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Richard Booth and Georgia Beach.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry, U. Connecticut, 1971; Master of Science in Organic Chemistry, U. Connecticut, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, Neurobiology, U. Connecticut, 1977; Doctor of Medicine, U. Kansas, 1987.

Career

National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow department psychobiology, University of California, Irvine, 1977-1980; research psychobiologist department psychobiology, University of California, Irvine, 1980-1981; research physiologist, VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Missoury, 1981-1984; adjunct assistant professor department neurology, U. Kansas School Medicine, Kansas City, 1981-1982; research assistant professor department neurology, U. Kansas School Medicine, Kansas City, 1982-1984; clinical instructor in neurology, U. Kansas School Medicine, Kansas City, 1991-1992; resident in medicine, Waterbury (Connecticut) Hospital ( Yale University Affiliate), 1987-1988; neurology resident and chief resident, University of California at Los Angeles department neurology, Los Angeles, 1988-1991; clinical neurophysiology fellow, University of California at Los Angeles department neurology, Los Angeles, 1991-1992; associate professor department neurology, division neurosurgery, U. North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, since 1992. Member Neuroscience program committee, human tissue advising committee U. North Carolina Hospitals, also medical director epilepsy surgery program, telemetry laboratory, director adult epilepsy clinic, director epilepsy surgery center, attending physician in neurology, epilepsy and telemetry service. Lecturer and speaker in field.

Achievements

• Robert Leigh Beach has been listed as a noteworthy Neurologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer Venice Free Clinic 1991-1992, Camp Carefree (Epilepsy Summer Camp)1993-. Member American Medical Association, North Carolina Medical Association, National Association Epilepsy Centers, Society for Neurosci., American Society Cell Biologists, International Society for Neurochemistry, Am.Acad. Neurology, American Epilepsy Society, American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Children: Alexander, Nicholas.

Father:

Richard Booth

Mother:

Georgia Beach

child:

Nicholas Beach

child:

Alexander Beach