known to be the "father of modern neurosurgery."

Robert W. Rand followed in his father's footsteps and became a nationally and internationally known neurosurgeon and Professor of Neurosurgery at UCLA. He received undergraduate training at Harvard College (1940-42) and the UCLA Naval Training Program (1942-44), graduated from the University of Southern California School of Medicine (M.D., 1947) and completed his internship, assistant residency,