Arnold Gillespie Diethelm

Background

Diethelm, Arnold Gillespie was born on January 13, 1932 in Baltimore. Son of Oskar Arnold and Grace (Gillespie) Diethelm.

Education

AB, Washington State University, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1958; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Alabama, 1993.

Career

Intern, then resident in surgery, New York Hospital, 1958-1965; assistant in surgery, research fellow, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1965-1966; research fellow surgery, Harvard University Medical School, 1966-1967; instructor, Cornell Univercity Medical School, 1964-1965; member of faculty, U. Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, since 1967; professor surgery, U. Alabama Medical Center, since 1973; vice department chairman, U. Alabama Medical Center, 1973-1982; department chairman surgery, U. Alabama Medical Center, since 1982. Member residency review committee for surgery Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, since 1994, chairman, 1997-1999.

Achievements

• Arnold Gillespie Diethelm has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Surgeons., American Medical Association, American Society Nephrology, American Society Transplant Surgeons, American Surgical Association, American Board Surgery (director 1987-1993), Association Academy Surgery, Transplantation Society, Southern Surgical Association.

Connections

Married Nancy Lee Lane, June 21,1951. Children: Nancy Elizabeth, Linda Lane, Eugene Arnold (deceased), Ellen Jeanette, Richard Gillespie.

Father:

Oskar Arnold Diethelm

Mother:

Grace (Gillespie) Diethelm

Spouse:

Nancy Lee Lane

child:

Ellen Jeanette Diethelm

child:

Linda Lane Diethelm

child:

Eugene Arnold Diethelm (deceased)

child:

Richard Gillespie Diethelm

child:

Nancy Elizabeth Diethelm