Georgiana Dvorak-Theobald

Georgiana Dvorak-Theobald
Born(1884-12-28)December 28, 1884
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 1971(1971-01-06) (aged 86)
OccupationsOphthalmologist, medical researcher

Georgiana Dvorak-Theobald (December 28, 1884 – January 6, 1971) was an American ophthalmologist and medical researcher, based in Chicago.

Early life and education

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]

Publications

  • "The Frequency of Sympathetic Ophthalmia" (1930)[13]
  • "Oculoglandular Tularemia" (1932)[14]
  • "Schlemm's Canal: Its Anastomoses and Anatomic Relations" (1934)[15]
  • "Pathogenesis and Pathologic Anatomy of Chalazion" (1935)[16]
  • "Neurogenic Origin of Choroidal Sarcoma" (1937)[17]
  • "Radium in the Treatment of Chalazion" (1939, with Cleveland J. White)[18]
  • "The Histologic Study of an Eye from a Child Suffering with Arachnodactyly" (1940)[19]
  • "Histologic Eye Findings in Arachnodactyly" (1941)[20]
  • "Pseudoexfoliation of the Lens Capsule: Relation to True Exfoliation of the Lens Capsule as Reported in the Literature, and Role in the Production of Glaucoma Capsulocuticulare" (1953)[21]
  • "Further Studies on the Canal of Schlemm: Its Anastomoses and Anatomic Relations" (1955)[22]
  • "Aqueous Pathways in Some Cases of Glaucoma" (1955, with Harold Quentin Kirk)[23]
  • "Acute Tuberculous Endophthalmitis: Report of a case" (1958)[24]
  • "Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease: Report of a Case" (1959)[25]

Personal life and legacy

Dvorak married John Joseph Theobald in 1910.[1] Her husband died in 1955.[26] She died in 1971, at the age of 86.[3] The Midwestern Ophthalmic Pathology Society was renamed the Theobald Society, in her memory.[27]

References

  1. ^ a b c Chicago Medical Society (1922). History of medicine and surgery and physicians and surgeons of Chicago. Chicago, Ill.: The Biographical Publishing Corporation. p. 488 – via HathiTrust.
  2. ^ "Cermak's Daughters Work with Bohemian Women to Aid Father". Chicago Tribune. 1931-03-28. p. 34. Retrieved 2025-10-08 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d Kronfeld, P. C. (1971). "Georgiana Dvorak-Theobald, MD". Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. 69: 20–23. ISSN 0065-9533. PMC 1310402. PMID 4949376.
  4. ^ Higginbotham, Eve J. (2000-09-01). "Celebrating Women in Ophthalmology: Peering Through the Prism of Time". Archives of Ophthalmology. 118 (9): 1281–1282. doi:10.1001/archopht.118.9.1281. ISSN 0003-9950. PMID 10980776. Archived from the original on 2024-07-13.
  5. ^ "Woman Cares for Defeated Czech Troops". The San Francisco Examiner. 1920-02-19. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-10-08 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Mets, Marilyn B. (2016-09-01). "A Century of Board Directors". Ophthalmology. 123 (9): S32 – S33. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.06.018. ISSN 0161-6420. PMID 26386849.
  7. ^ "Eye, Ear, Nose Doctors Elect San Franciscan". Chicago Tribune. 1951-10-19. p. 23. Retrieved 2025-10-08 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Evans, The Rev. John (1953-06-19). "3 Couples Get U. of I. Degrees in Medicine". Chicago Tribune. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-10-08 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Medal Recipients". American Ophthalmological Society. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  10. ^ Theobald, Georgiana Dvorak (1960-10-01). "The Limbal Area*: With Particular Reference to the Trabecular Meshwork in Health and Disease the XIV Francis I. Proctor Lecture". American Journal of Ophthalmology. 50 (4): 543–557. doi:10.1016/0002-9394(60)90232-4. ISSN 0002-9394. PMID 13776213.
  11. ^ "Zonta Club Offers Musical and Tea in Oak Park Today". Chicago Tribune. 1940-01-28. p. 9. Retrieved 2025-10-08 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Reception line at recent reception-tea". Chicago Tribune. 1964-06-14. p. 297. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  13. ^ Theobald, Georgiana Dvorak (1930-07-01). "The Frequency of Sympathetic Ophthalmia". American Journal of Ophthalmology. 13 (7): 597–604. doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(30)90941-5. ISSN 0002-9394.
  14. ^ Dvorak-Theobald, Georgiana (1932-02-01). "Oculoglandular Tularemia". American Journal of Ophthalmology. 15 (2): 112–116. doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(14)77336-2. ISSN 0002-9394.
  15. ^ Dvorak-Theobald, G. (1934). "Schlemm's Canal: Its Anastomoses and Anatomic Relations". Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. 32: 574–595. ISSN 0065-9533. PMC 1315493. PMID 16693028.
  16. ^ Dvorak-Theobald, G. (1935-11-01). "Pathogenesis and Pathologic Anatomy of Chalazion". Archives of Ophthalmology. 14 (5): 817–824. doi:10.1001/archopht.1935.00840110131009. ISSN 0003-9950.
  17. ^ Dvorak-Theobald, G. (1937-12-01). "Neurogenic Origin of Choroidal Sarcoma". Archives of Ophthalmology. 18 (6): 971–997. doi:10.1001/archopht.1937.00850120105012. ISSN 0003-9950. PMC 1315613.
  18. ^ Dvorak-Theobald, Georgiana; White, Cleveland J. (1939-07-01). "Radium in the Treatment of Chalazion". American Journal of Ophthalmology. 22 (7): 750–754. doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(39)94817-8. ISSN 0002-9394.
  19. ^ Dvorak-Theobald, G. (1940). "The Histologic Study of an Eye from a Child Suffering with Arachnodactyly". Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. 38: 235–241. ISSN 0065-9533. PMC 1315871. PMID 16693217.
  20. ^ Dvorak-Theobald, Georgiana (1941-10-01). "Histologic Eye Findings in Arachnodactyly". American Journal of Ophthalmology. 24 (10): 1132–1137. doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(41)90514-7. ISSN 0002-9394.
  21. ^ Dvorak-Theobald, G. (1953). "Pseudoexfoliation of the lens capsule: relation to true exfoliation of the lens capsule as reported in the literature, and role in the production of glaucoma capsulocuticulare". Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. 51: 385–407. ISSN 0065-9533. PMC 1312572. PMID 13216790.
  22. ^ Dvorak-Theobald, Georgiana (1955-04-01). "Further Studies on the Canal of Schlemm: Its Anastomoses and Anatomic Relations". American Journal of Ophthalmology. 39 (4): 65–89. doi:10.1016/0002-9394(55)90154-9. ISSN 0002-9394. PMID 14361607.
  23. ^ Dvorak-Theobald, G.; Kirk, H. Q. (1955). "Aqueous pathways in some cases of glaucoma". Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society. 53: 301–315, discussion, 315–319. ISSN 0065-9533. PMC 1312726. PMID 13360882.
  24. ^ Dvorak-Theobald, Georgiana (1958-03-01). "Acute Tuberculous Endophthalmitis**: Report of a case". American Journal of Ophthalmology. 45 (3): 403–407. doi:10.1016/0002-9394(58)90822-5. ISSN 0002-9394. PMID 13508814.
  25. ^ Dvorak-Theobald, Georgiana (1959-05-01). "Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease: Report of a Case". American Journal of Ophthalmology. 47 (5): 52–56. doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(14)78228-5. ISSN 0002-9394. PMID 13649844.
  26. ^ "Dr. John J. Theobald". Chicago Tribune. 1955-07-06. p. 46. Retrieved 2025-10-08 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ Bansal, Rolika; Spivey, Bruce E; Honavar, Santosh G (2022-01-27). "PXF, the power of the X-factor - Georgiana Dvorak-Theobald". Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 70 (2): 359–360. doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_63_22. ISSN 0301-4738. PMC 9023962. PMID 35086196.
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