Background
Callow, Allan Dana was born on April 9, 1916 in W. Somerville, Massachusetts, United States.
Callow, Allan Dana was born on April 9, 1916 in W. Somerville, Massachusetts, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Tufts University, 1938. Master of Science, Tufts University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, Tufts University, 1952.
Doctor of Medicine, Harvard, 1942. Doctor of Science (honorary), Harvard, 1987.
Intern, Boston City Hospital, 1942-1943;
research fellow, resident in general and vascular surgery, Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, 1947-1951;
vice department chairman surgery, Tufts New England Medical Center, 1966-1982;
consultant vascular surgery, director, Vascular Surgery Research Group, TNEMC, 1982-1990;
professor surgery vascular division, Washington University Sch Medicine, St. Louis, 1990-1994;
research professor medicine, surgery, Boston University Medical Center, since 1995. Member Whitaker Institute Advanced Cardiovascular Research. Special fellow vascular diseases Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1948-1949.
Instructor to professor surgery Tufts U. School Medicine, Boston, 1948-1964. Consultant to surgeon general.Med. Corps, United States Navy, also civilian community hospitals.
Member study committee division medical science National Research Council, 1969-1972.
Trustee Tufts University, since 1971, chairman board, 1977-1987. Trustee Civic Education Foundation, Lincoln Filene Center. Chairman board deacons Wellesley Congressional Church, 1962-1966.
With Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Rear admiral Reserve (retired). Member International Cardiovascular Society (secretary-general 1967-1977, president 1977-1979, president North America chapter 1974-1975), Australian Computer Society (governor since 1974, president Massachusetts chapter 1973), New England Surgical Society, American Medical Association (house delegations 1966-1970), New England Society Vascular Surgery (president 1977-1978), Society Vascular Surgery (president 1986), Society Biomaterials (Clemson award 1988), Boston Surgical Society (president 1978), Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Society Medical Research (president since 1988), American Surgical Association, European Society Vascular Surgery, Southern Vascular Association, Association Medical Consultants to Armed Forces, Navy Institute, Navy League, Navy Reserve Officers Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Delta Upsilon, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Honorary member Hellenic, Mexican, Argentine societies angiology, Italian, Belgian surgical societies, European Society Cardiovascular Surgery. Clubs: Union (Boston), Wardroom (Boston).
Son of Edward Rol and Carrie (Fowles) C. M. Eleanor Magee (deceased 1986). Children: Beverly Ann Callow Nelson, Susan Diane Callow Moseley, Allan Dana Junior.
Married Una Scully Ryan, May 26, 1989. Stepchildren: Tamsin Smith, Amy Ryan.