Background
Brenizer, Addison Gorgas was born on July 24, 1883 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Addison Gorgas and Frances M. (Gilmer) Brenizer.
Brenizer, Addison Gorgas was born on July 24, 1883 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of Addison Gorgas and Frances M. (Gilmer) Brenizer.
Bachelor of Arts, University of North Carolina, 1903, student medical department same, 1904. Doctor of Medicine Johns Hopkins, 1907. Doctor von Medical, Heidelberg, 1908.
Was assistant and interne, surgical clinic, University of Heidelberg. Assistant gynecological clinic, University of Vienna. Surgeon in charge American Hospital, Paris.
Practiced at Charlotte since 1911.
Surgeon to Presbyterian Hospital and Charlotte Sanatorium, Memorial Hospital. Former instructor in operative surgery and surgical pathology North Carolina Medical College, 1911-1913.
Organized hospital unit and took it to France, with 3 other units. Chief of surgical service, Base Hospital Northern 6 (5,000 beds), American Expeditionary Force, France, 1917-1919.
Major and lieutenant colonel Medical corpus, United States army.
Organized the 111th Station Hospital, Assam, India, 106th Station Hospital, Italy, World World World War II, now on foreign service.
Fellow American College Surgeons, Southern Surgical Association, American Association for Study of Goiter, American Association Traumatic Sur., Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Nu Sigma Nu. Clubs: Kiwanis, Goodfellows.
Married Mary Richmond Harding, April. Children: Addison Gorgas, Mildred Harding, Harriet Irving.