Background
Caro, William Allan was born on August 16, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Marcus Rayner and Adeline Beatrice (Cohen) Caro.
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William Allan Caro
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Student, University Michigan, 1952-1955; Bachelor of Science in Medicine, University of Illinois, 1957; Doctor of Medicine, University of Illinois, 1959.
Career
Intern, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1959-1960;
resident in internal medicine, University of Illinois Research and Ednl. Hospitals, 1960-1961;
resident in dermatology, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1961-1962, 64-66;
Earl D. Osborne fellow dermal pathology, Armed Forces Institute Pathology, Washington, 1966-1967;
assistant in medicine, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1960-1961;
assistant instructor, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1961-1962, 64-66;
assistant professor dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, 1967-1973;
associate professor clinical dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, 1973-1981;
practice medicine specializing in dermatology, Chicago, since 1967. Chief dermatology section MacDonald Army Hospital, Fort Eustis, Virginia, 1962-1964.
Attending physician Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital, 1969-1972, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, since 1972, member medical Executive Committee, 1977-1979. Attending pathologist, consultant dermatologist VA Lakeside Hospital, Chicago. Consultant Children's Memorial Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute Chicago.
Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium of Chicago, 1968-1974. Affiliate pathologist Evanston (Illinois) Hospital. Professor clinical dermatology Northwestern University Medical School, since 1981.
Achievements
Membership
Member medicine advisory board University of Illinois College Medicine, since 1988. Trustee Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1986-1987, board directors, 1988-1991. Board directors Northwestern Memorial Corporation, since 1987, Executive Committee, 1988-1991.
Served as captain Medical Corps United States Army Reserve, 1962-1964. Member American Medical Association, American Academy Dermatology (Gold award science exhibit 1970), Chgo.Dermatol. Society (president 1983-1984), American Dermatological Association (board directors 1993-1998), American Society Dermatopathology (board directors since 1995, president-elect 1995-1996,president 1996-1997), International Society Dermatology, Pacific Dermatological Association, Dermatology Foundation, Society Investigative Dermatology, University of Illinois Medical Alumni Association (Executive Board 1977-1980), Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Ruth Fruchtlander, June 15, 1959 (deceased). Children: Mark Stephen, David Edward. Married Joan Kaplan Peters, October 18, 1997.
