Founding Trio
Established 1978
William B. Stromberg Jr., MD (“Stromie”) 1923 - 1991
Northwestern University (MD)
3rd President of the Chicago Society for Surgery of the Hand in 1984
Joined Doctors Koch, Mason, and Bell, began teaching at Northwestern Medical School in 1958
Adult and pediatric hand surgery
Outstanding teacher and friend to many
Sidney J. Blair, MD
Born in Chicago 1923
Idea for Chicago Society for Surgery of the Hand
4th President of this organization in 1985
Past Chairman, Loyola Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Expert in compression disorders of the peripheral nerves and prevention of industrial hand injuries
Robert R. Schenck, MD
Born in Elmwood, IL 1931
5th President of the Chicago Society for Surgery of the Hand in 1986
Long-standing Treasurer and Historian of this organization
Professor Emeritus, Hand Surgery Section, Department of Plastic Surgery, Rush University
Architect of dynamic traction for intraarticular finger fractures