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Notes for John Bowman BARTRAM
Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - February 25, 1995
Deceased Name: JOHN B. BARTRAM, 84, PEDIATRICIAN, PROFESSOR
John Bowman Bartram, 84, of Pottsville, former director of services for handicapped children at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and former professor of pediatrics at Temple University School of Medicine, died Sunday in Atlanta while on his way to a vacation in Florida.
In 1954, Dr. Bartram founded the handicapped children's unit at St. Christopher's Hospital, one of the first multidisciplinary programs of its kind in the United States.
He gave support and service to many families in need and trained many physicians and paramedics.
Born in Kearny, N.J., son of the late Henry and Maude Bowman Bartram, Dr. Bartram was a sixth-generation descendant of the Colonial-era botanist John Bartram.
He graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., and received his medical degree from Harvard University Medical School.
Dr. Bartram interned at Presbyterian Hospital and served his residencies at Children's Hospital in Boston, in the department of pediatrics at Temple's medical school, and in Cincinnati.
In 1941, he began a private practice in Germantown.
In 1950, he joined the medical staff at St. Christopher's, where he was director of the outpatient clinic.
He directed the program for the handicapped until his retirement in 1977.
Calvin Bland, president at St. Christopher's, said, "He was truly an icon in the history of St. Christopher's. He had a tireless dedication to children with cerebral palsy and other disabilities."
Dr. Bartram published widely on the prevention and treatment of cerebral palsy, was medical consultant for United Cerebral Palsy in Pennsylvania, and traveled around the state, visiting clinics and helping to establish medical standards for cerebral palsy services.
Dr. Bartram was a professor in the Temple medical school's department of pediatrics from 1941 to 1977.
He served as a consultant to many regional, state, and national organizations and institutions helping handicapped children.
"He was an incredibly compassionate individual who had a great many skills," said David Smith, a friend, colleague, and former head of general pediatrics at St. Christopher's and retired acting chairman of the department of pediatrics at Temple's School of Medicine.
"He was a great teacher and a very modest individual who had a deep concern for handicapped children," Smith said.
He was a member of and the former president of the John Bartram Association, which helps to maintain the Bartram's Garden, the oldest botanical garden in North America, at 54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard in Southwest Philadelphia.
He also founded a clinic and paved the way for the formal education for handicapped children in Schuylkill County.
Dr. Bartram was a member of numerous organizations and was active with the Historical Society of Schuylkill County, the Friends Committee on National Legislation, and the Child Psychiatry Center at St. Christopher's.
He was married to the late Claire Hubbell Bartram, who died in 1972.
He is survived by his wife, Mal Weaver Bartram; one son, John D.; a daughter, Phebe Bederman; stepdaughters, Sally Morgan and Mally Weaver; and 14 grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., March 4, at St. John's United Church of Christ, Main Street, Schuylkill Haven.
Memorial contributions in his name may be made to: John Bartram's Garden, 54th Street and Lindbergh Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19143.
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