Background
Loeb, Virgil was born on September 21, 1921 in St. Louis. Son of Virgil and Therese (Meltzer) Loeb.
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Virgil Loeb
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Student, Swarthmore College, 1938-1941; Doctor of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1944.
Career
Intern, Barnes and Jewish Hospitals, St. Louis, 1944-1945;
resident in internal medicine, research fellow in hematology, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1947-1952;
medical faculty, Washington University, St. Louis, since 1951;
professor clinical medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1978-1996;
professor emeritus clinical medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, since 1996;
practice medicine specializing in oncology and hematology, St. Louis, 1956-1996. Consultant, clinical researcher. Director Center Diagnostic laboratories, Barnes Hospital, 1952-1968.
Staff numerous hospitals, 1951-1996. Consultant National Cancer Institute, 1966-1996, chairman cancer clinical investigation review committee, 1966-1969, member diagnostic research advising committee, 1972-1975, board science counselors, DCPC, 1983-1987. Member oncology merit review board VA, 1971-1975.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors American Cancer Society, member of national advising committee, since 1969, president Missouri division, 1983-1985, national president, 1986-1987. Board directors St. Louis Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Bi-State Development Agency Red Cross. Trustee John Burroughs School, 1966-1969.
Served with Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1945-1947. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member Center Society Clinical Research, Institute Medicine of National Academy Science, American Association Cancer Research, International Society Hematology, American Society Hematology, St. Louis Society Internal Medicine (president 1974), American Society Clinical Oncology, American Association for Cancer Education, St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society(honorary), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Lenore Harlow, September 8, 1950 (deceased November 1987). Children: Katherine Loeb Doumas, Elizabeth Loeb McCane, David, Mark. Married Elizabeth Moore, December, 1990.
