Background
Lavender, Ardis Ray was born on July 2, 1927 in Bedford, Indiana, United States. Son of Hayden and Genevieve (Hendricks) Lavender.
Lavender, Ardis Ray was born on July 2, 1927 in Bedford, Indiana, United States. Son of Hayden and Genevieve (Hendricks) Lavender.
Student, Purdue University, 1944—1945. Student, Ind University, 1947—1948. Doctor of Medicine, Ind University, 1953.
Associate professor medicine University Chicago, 1954—1968. Professor medicine Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, 1968—1975. Chief nephrology Hines Veterans Administration Hospital, 1968—1975.
Director Kidney & Hypertension Institute, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1975—1980. Consultant Revlon Health Care, Tuckahoe, New York, 1980—1982, vice president medical devices, 1982—1987. Consultant medical devices, from 1988.
Consultant, lecturer in field U.Chgo., staff, 1953—1968, Loyola University McGaw Hospital, 1968—1975, Martha Washington Hospital, Chicago, 1975, Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1975—1979, Mercy Hospital, Scranton, 1975—1979, Community Medical Center, Scranton, 1975—1979, Scranton State Hospital, 1975—1979, Mid-Valley Hospital, Peckville, Pennsylvania, 1977—1979, St. Joseph's Hospital, Carbondale, 1977—1979, Carbondale General Hospital, Pennsylvania, 1977—1979.
Member of American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Inventors, International Society Artificial Internal Organs, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Lackawanna Medical Society, American Association Advancement Medical Instrumentation, European Dialysis and Transplant Association, American Society Artificial Internal Organs, American Society Nephrology, Chicago Society Internal Medicine, International Society Nephrology, Central Society Clinical Research, New York Academy of Sciences, American Heart Association, American Federation Clinical Research (president 1965-1966), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Andrea M. Sabol, December 7, 1968. Children: Michael, Teresa, Curtis, Kara, Marc.