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HUGO A. KIEFER
KIEFER, HUGO A., Physician and Surgeon, Los Angeles, California, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, March 6, 1870, the son of John Kiefer and Johanna Celia (Weinel) Kiefer. He is descended from fine old German stock, both of his parents having been born in the Fatherland. He was married in 1902, and is the father of one child, John Gordon Kiefer.
Dr. Kiefer was taken to Los Angeles from Minnesota when he was five years of age and has made his home in that city permanently since that time. He attended the public schools of Los Angeles and upon the completion of his preliminary education, entered Leland Stanford University. He was graduated from there in the class of 1894, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He then decided upon the study of medicine and entered the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. Graduating in June, 1897, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, he took a post-graduate course in general medicine and surgery at the Philadelphia Polyclinic, remaining there during the months of July, August and September.
Upon completion of his studies, Dr. Kiefer returned to Los Angeles and entered into general practice, continuing from October, 1897, to September, 1898, inclusive. He then gave up his practice temporarily to make a special study of the eye, ear, nose and throat, going first to the Philadelphia Polyclinic. After studying there for a while, he entered the Wills Eye Hospital, and next was connected with the Jefferson medical College of Philadelphia, remaining there from October, 1898, to April, 1899, inclusive. During this time he served as one of the assistants in the eye clinic of the Polyclinic and also was assistant to Dr. Kyle, a noted Philadelphia specialist, in the ear, nose and throat department of Jefferson Medical College.
In May, 1899, Dr. Kiefer sailed for Europe and spent the next six months of that year studying in the various hospitals of Vienna. Leaving the Austrian capital in October, he went to Germany, and spent the months of November and December, 1899, studying in the Kaiserliche and Koenigliche University at Halle, under Dr. Schwartze. As in Austria, he received special instruction in his chosen lines, and upon leaving Germany, went to London, England, where, from January to May, (inclusive) 1900, he studied in various large hospitals, among them the Royal London Opthalmic (sic).
From London Dr. Kiefer went to Paris, France, and worked in the clinics of the French capitol during the months of June and July.
With this splendid Old World training and practical experience, Dr. Kiefer returned to his Los Angeles offices during the late summer of 1900 and resumed his private practice, taking up eye, ear, nose and throat treatment exclusively. The same year he became connected with the Medical Department of the University of Southern California, serving successively as Assistant Instructor and Associate Professor of Opthalmology (sic).
When the Los Angeles institution became affiliated with the State University of California, Dr. Kiefer retained his post as Assistant Professor of Opthalmology (sic), and still retains it (1913), his services having extended over a period of twelve years. He also is a member of the staff of lecturers at the Los Angeles Training School for Nurses, conducted in connection with the Sisters’ Hospital of that city.
Dr. Kiefer has been elected to membership in the Eye and Ear Section of the Los Angeles County Medical Association.
Besides membership in the Los Angeles County Medical Association, the Doctor belongs to the Southern California Medical Association, the California State medical Society, the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Medicine.
Transcribed 8-7-09
Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 326,
International News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
© 2009 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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