Background
Lobitz, Walter Charles was born on December 13, 1911 in Cincinnati. Son of Walter Charles and Elsa (Spangenberg) Lobitz.
Lobitz, Walter Charles was born on December 13, 1911 in Cincinnati. Son of Walter Charles and Elsa (Spangenberg) Lobitz.
Student, Brown U., 1930-1931; Bachelor of Science, University Cincinnati, 1939; Bachelor of Medicine, U. Cincinnati, 1940; Doctor of Medicine, University Cincinnati, 1941; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1945; Master of Arts (honorary), Dartmouth, 1958; Doctor of Laws, Hokkaido U., 1976.
Intern, Cincinnati General Hospital, 1940;
resident medicine, Cincinnati General Hospital, 1941;
fellow, Mayo Foundation, 1942-1945;
1st assistant, Mayo Clinic, 1945-1947;
chairman of the section dermatology, Hitchcock Clinic, Hanover, N.H., 1947-1959;
board directors, Hitchcock Clinic, 1955;
faculty, Dartmouth Medical School, 1947-1959;
professor dermatology, Dartmouth Medical School, 1957-1959;
professor dermatology, head division, U. Oregon Medical School, 1959-1969;
department chairman, U. Oregon Medical School, 1969-1977;
professor, Oregon Health Sciences University, until 1980;
emeritus professor, U. Oregon Health Sciences Center, since 1980. Area consultant VA, 1949-1959. Member of commission cutaneous diseases Armed Forces Epidemiologic Board, 1965-1975.
Consultant, member general medical study section United States Public Health Service, 1961-1965. Member grant review committee United Health Foundation, 1964-1965. Consultant dermatology training grants committee NIAMD, 1966-1970.
Consultant Veterans Administration Hospital., U. Oregon Medical School, since 1959. Civilian consultant to surgeon general United States Air Force, 1969-1979. United States Air Force-National consultant to Surgeon General, 1970-1980.
Dohi Memorial lecturer Japanese Dermatological Association, 1964. Lecturer U. Copenhagen, Demnark, 1969, 74.
Trustee Dermatology Foundation, Medical Research Foundation Oregon, 1972, Executive Committee, 1977-1980, vice president, 1975-1976, president, 1977-1978. Music advising committee Oregon Symphony Orchestra, 1970-1973. Member Oregon Ballet Council, 1974.
Board of Governors Hitchcock Hospital, 1955. Trustee Hitchcock Foundation, 1958-1959, Executive Committee, 1958-1959. Fellow American College of Physicians, American Academy Dermatology (honorary, board directors 1958-1961, 66-69, president 1969, gold medal 1985, Master in Dermatology 1987), Philadelphia College Physicians (honorary).
Member American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Dermatological Association (board directors 1962-1967, president 1972, honorary 1982), Society Investigative Dermatology (honorary, vice president 1952, board directors 1953-1958, president 1957, Stephan Rothman medal for distinguished achievement 1989), N.H., Multnomah County, Oregon, medical societies, New York Academy Sciences, Pacific N.W. Dermatological Association (president 1971), Pacific Dermatological Association, Israel Dermatological Association (honorary), N.W. Society Clinical Research, Oregon Dermatological Society (president 1969), Portland Academy Medicine, American Federation Clinical Research, Pacific Interurban Clinical Club (councilor 1971), International Society Tropical Dermatology, Association University professors Dermatology (founder, board directors 1961-1966, president 1965-1966), Society Venezolana de Dermatologia & Leprologia (honorary), French Society Dermatology, British Association Dermatology, Association parala Investigacion Dermatologica (Venezuela), Society Dermatological Danicae, Italian, Japan, Hokkaido, Sapporo derm. societies, Sigma Xi, Pi Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Caroline Elizabeth Rockwell, July 11, 1942. Children: Walter Charles III, John Rockwell, Susan Hastings.