Poster Award Presentation
Prof. Lawrence C. Vogel
M.D.
Chief of Pediatrics, Emeritus
Medical Director of Spinal Cord Injury Program, Emeritus Shriners Children’s Chicago
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics
Rush Medical College
Prof. Vogel was the Medical Director of the Spinal Cord Injury program at the Chicago Shriners Hospitals for Children from its inception in 1983 to 2017. Dr. Vogel is the Emeritus Chief of Pediatrics and is an active member of the medical staff at the Chicago Shriners Hospital. Dr. Vogel received his B.A. degree with distinction from Northwestern University in 1969 and his Medical Degree from the University of Illinois in 1973. He served as a pediatric resident at Yale-New Haven Hospital and subsequently completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at Michael Reese Hospital and the University of Chicago. Dr. Vogel is a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and is certified in the Subspeciality of Spinal Cord Injury Medicine (American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation). Dr. Vogel is a Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at Rush Medical College.
Dr. Vogel is Past President of the Chicago Pediatric Society, the American Paraplegia Society, and the American Spinal Injury Association and the former Chairman of the steering committee of the Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine. He was the Co-Chair of the NINDS Common Data Elements committee for pediatric spinal cord injury in 2015-2016.
Dr. Vogel has authored over 190 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 26 book chapters, one textbook, and over 400 presentations or posters. Dr. Vogel has received the following honors: the James J. Peters Distinguished Service Award and Lectureship in 2013; the American Spinal Injury Association Life Time Achievement Award in 2016; the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Pediatric Rehabilitation Award Lecture in 2016; the Estin Comarr Award for Distinguished Clinical Service in 2017; named a Fellow of the American Spinal Injury Association in 2018; the Jayanthi Lecturer, Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals in 2019; and the Leadership Award, Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals in 2024.