Background

Coogan, Thomas James was born on November 24, 1900 in Lincoln, Illinois, United States. Son of Michael J. and Alice (Ryan) Coogan.

Education

Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Columbia College, 1922. Doctor of Medicine St. Louis (Missouri) U., 1927. Doctor of Science, Loras College, 1967.

Career

International St. Luke’s Hospital, Chicago, 1927-1929, assistant physician, 1930-1936, senior attending physician, 1940-1957, vice president staff, 1947-1950, department chairman of medicine, 1956-1959. Associate attending physician Cook County Hospital, 1932-1937. Associate in medicine, instructor Northwestern University, 1936-1957.

Associate in medicine, professor medicine University of Illinois College Medical, 1958-1961, clinical associate professor medicine, 1961-1968, clinical professor, 1968-1974. Staff Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital, 1957-1974, president staff, 1960-1962, faculty School Medicine. Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine, National Board Medical Examiners.

Membership

Fellow American College Chest Physicains (governor Illinois 1963-1969), American College of Physicians, American Therapeutic Society (president 1947-1948), American College Cardiology. Member Illinois Society of Internal Medicine, also St. Luke’s Hospital Interns Alumni Association (past president), Alumni St. Saint Louis University School of Medicine (past president), American, Chicago heart associations, Chicago Society Internat Medicine, III State, Chicago medical societies, American Chgo diabets associations, World Medical Society, International Society Internal Medicine, American Medical Writers Association, Chicago Institute Medicine, Alpha Omega Alpha. Clubs: Glen View, Casino.

Connections

Married Evelyn Bermingham, April. Children: Mary Alice, Thomas James, Evelyn Renee.

father:

Michael J. Coogan

mother:

Alice (Ryan) Coogan

spouse:

Evelyn Bermingham

child:

Mary Alice Coogan

child:

Thomas James Coogan

child:

Evelyn Renee Coogan