Wolfgang Jost Michelsen

Background

Michelsen, Wolfgang Jost was born on August 20, 1935 in Amsterdam, Holland. Son of Jost Joseph and Ingeborg Mathilde (Dilthey) Michelsen. came to the United States, 1936.

Education

AB magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1959; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1963.

Career

Intern in surgery, Case Wester Reserve U. Hospitals, Cleveland, 1963-1964; assistant resident in neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1964-1965; assistant resident, then chief resident neurological surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1965-1969; from instructor to associate professor neurosurgery, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, 1969-1989; professor clinical surgery, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, since 1990; fellow in neurosurgery, Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1969-1971; director neuro vascular surgery, Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1989-1990; director neurosurgery, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York City, since 1990; professor and department chairman neurological surgery, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, since 1992; director neurosurgery, Montefiore Med Ctr, Bronx, since 1992. Assistant attending in neurosurgery, St. Luke's Hospital Center, since 1970. Consultant neurosurgeon Nyack (New York) Hospital, since 1972, Englewood (New Jersey) Hospital, since 1972.

Visiting professor neurosurgery Tufts U., 1975, Emery U., 1977, Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital Center, Chicago, 1978, Yale University, 1980. Guest faculty Northwestern University, 1977, 78, University of Chicago, 1977, Colby College, 1980. Member numerouspanels on neurosurgery.

Achievements

• Wolfgang Jost Michelsen has been listed as a noteworthy Neurosurgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Army, 1954-1957. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Heart Association. Member American Medical Association, American Association Neurological Surgeons (member section pediatric neurosurger), Neurosurg.

Society American (vice president 1984-1985, president 1987-1988), Congress Neurological Surgeons, New York Neurosurg. Society, Neurosurg. Society State New York, New York Academy Sciences, Association Research in Nervous and Mental Diseases, International Neurosurg. Society, International Pediatric Neurosurg.

Society, Explorers Club, New York State Medical Society, New York County Medical Society M C.

Connections

Married Constance Richards, September 21, 1963 (divorced 1987). Children: Kristina, Elizabeth, Ingrid. Married Claude Claire Grenier, March 30, 1988 (divorced October 1992).

Married Martha Reed, September 21, 1996.

Father:

Jost Joseph Michelsen

Mother:

Ingeborg Mathilde (Dilthey) Michelsen

Spouse:

Martha Reed

Spouse:

Claude Claire Grenier

Spouse:

Constance Richards

child:

Kristina Michelsen

child:

Elizabeth Michelsen

child:

Ingrid Michelsen