Background
Meyer, Samuel James was born on December 3, 1896 in Centralia, Illinois, United States. Son of Peter and Rose (Born) Meyer.
Meyer, Samuel James was born on December 3, 1896 in Centralia, Illinois, United States. Son of Peter and Rose (Born) Meyer.
Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1917; Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College, Chicago, 1923.
Intern, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1923-1924; resident ophthalmology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1925; attending physician, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, from 1952; assistant, German U. Eye Clinic, Prague, 1925-1926; extern, Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Vienna, 1927; attending opthalmologist, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, from 1928; department chairman, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1938-1950; attending physician, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, 1933-1952; professor ophthalmology, department chairman, Chicago Medical School, from 1952. Consultant Highland Park (Illinois) Hospital, from 1945, Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, from 1955.
Served as ensign United States Navy, 1917-1919. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Academy Ophthalmology (honorary key 1950). Member Association Research Ophthalmology, Illinois Medical Society (chairman eye section 1936), Society Eye Surgeons, Association University Professors Ophthalmology, Chicago Ophthalmological Society (chairman 1944), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Delta Epsilon.
Clubs: Standard (Chicago). Northmoor Country (Highland Park).
Married Dorothy W. Asher, October 14, 1938. 1 child, Patricia Meyer Livingston.