Background
Blades, Brian Brewer was born on July 4, 1906 in Scottsville, Kansas, United States. Son of Samuel Thomas and Martha Minette (Hoffmeister) Blades.
Blades, Brian Brewer was born on July 4, 1906 in Scottsville, Kansas, United States. Son of Samuel Thomas and Martha Minette (Hoffmeister) Blades.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Kansas, 1924-1928. Doctor of Medicine Washington University School Medicine, 1928-1932. Fellow in surgery, 1936-1938.
Surgical intern Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, 1932-1933. 2d (Cornell) division, Bellevue Hospital, New York, 1934-1936. Instructor clinical surgery, Washington University School Medicine, 1938-1941.
Assistant professor 1941.
Assistant surgical Barnes Hospital, Children’s Hospital and Maternity Hospital, Saint Louis. Visiting surgeon Missouri Pacific Railroad Hospital, Saint Louis.
Professor surgery emeritus George Washington University School Medicine, Washington. Distinguished physician Virginia, 1972-1977.
Served as colonel, Military Cross, Australia, World World World War World War II Member American Association Thoracic Surgery, Association Surgery of Trauma, American Medical Association, Southern Medical Association, American College Chest Physicians, Southern Surgical Association, Australian Computer Society, Washington Academy Surgery, Society Clinical Surgery, American Surgical Association, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Beta Theta Pi.
Married Virginia Layton, January 1, 1932. Children: Beverly, Judith, Brian.