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{geni:about_me} Dr. Herbert F. Philipsborn, Jr.
Herbert F. Philipsborn, Jr. MD, a pediatrician who provided five decades of service to many families, passed away peacefully at his home in Northbrook, IL on September 29, 2010, of natural causes at the age of 95.
Dr. Philipsborn was a member of North Shore Country Day School’s first class, graduating in 1933. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Carleton College in 1937 while playing left tackle on the varsity football team. Dr. Philipsborn earned both his Masters and Medical degrees from Northwestern University in 1942 and 1943, and then served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1944 to 1946 on the Manhattan Project in both Oak Ridge, TN and Los Alamos, NM
He worked in private practice on the North Shore from 1947 until 1971, during which time he became Chief of Pediatrics at Evanston Hospital. He was the co-founder and Director of the Child and Adolescent Care Center at Evanston Hospital and served in that capacity from 1971 through 1984. Dr. Philipsborn was on the medical staff of Children’s Memorial Hospital for over 55 years and was an Associate Professor at Northwestern University’s Medical School.
During his medical career, Dr. Philipsborn was a Federal and State consultant in the development of Project Head Start, the national early childhood program for low-income children and their families. In conjunction with his long time friend and colleague, Dr. Howard S. Traisman, he was instrumental in the development and treatment of hemolytic disease (Rh) of the newborn with exchange transfusion. In later years, Dr. Philipsborn was the Special Education Due Process Hearing Officer for the Illinois State Board of Education. For many years, he actively worked with the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. Dr. Philipsborn also served for years as North Shore Country Day School’s physician and on their Board of Trustees.
In addition to his career in pediatrics, Herb Philipsborn enjoyed decades of raising bees with his long time friend Barbara Dietrich, and worldwide travels from the Pribiloff Islands to Timbuktu, Mali, spending many winters on the islands of Mauritius and Molokai.
He is survived by his three sons; Dr. Daniel S. (Rhonda), Andrew I. (Jane Bilger), and Clancy (Mary Brooks), his brother Thomas D. (Betty), nine grandchildren, a nephew and six nieces. He is also survived by his best friend and former wife, Margery (“Butch”) Philipsborn. He was preceded by his long time companion Mary (“Kixie”) Fieldman.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago or Children’s Memorial Hospital.
A gathering of friends and family will be held on Sunday October 17, 2010, at 11:00 AM at North Shore Country Day School.
Jens Aaron
Guttstein
