Georgiana Dvorak-Theobald
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Georgiana Dvorak-Theobald | |
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| Born | December 28, 1884 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 6, 1971 (aged 86) |
| Occupations | Ophthalmologist, medical researcher |
Georgiana Dvorak-Theobald (December 28, 1884 – January 6, 1971) was an American ophthalmologist and medical researcher, based in Chicago.
Dvorak was born in Chicago,[1] the daughter of Anton Dvorak and Barbara Falout Dvorak. Her parents were immigrants from Bohemia.[2] Her father was a tailor. She graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the University of Illinois in 1906.[3]
Career
Dvorak-Theobald was an ophthalmic pathologist at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary from 1915.[4] During World War I she worked with the American Red Cross in Europe and Siberia.[1][5] In 1938 she was elected president of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, and she was the first woman to serve on the board of directors of the American Board of Ophthalmology.[6] She was elected vice president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology in 1953,[7] and was a member of the American Ophthalmological Society.[3]
Dvorak-Theobald retired from teaching at the University of Illinois' medical school in 1953.[8] She was awarded the Howe Medal in 1957; she was the first woman to receive this award, one year before Ida Mann became the second.[3][9] She gave the Francis I. Proctor Lecture in 1960.[10] She was a charter member of the Zonta Club in Oak Park.[11][12]