Background
Dobyns, Brown McIlvaine was born on May 14, 1913 in Jacksonville, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry D. and Leah (McIlvaine) Dobyns.
Dobyns, Brown McIlvaine was born on May 14, 1913 in Jacksonville, Illinois, United States. Son of Henry D. and Leah (McIlvaine) Dobyns.
Bachelor with honours, Illinois College, 1935. Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins, 1939. Master of Science, University Minnesota, 1944.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1946. Doctor of Humane Letters, Illinois College, 2005.
Intern surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1939-1940;
fellow surgery, Mayo Foundation, 1940-1943;
resident surgery, Kahler Hospital, Mayo Clinic, 1943-1945;
1st assistant surgery, Kahler Hospital, Mayo Clinic, 1945-1946;
assistant surgical staff, Kahler Hospital, Mayo Clinic, 1946;
research fellow surgery, medical school, Harvard, 1946-1948;
assistant professor surgery, Harvard, 1948-1951;
graduate assistant surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1946-1948;
assistant surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1946-1951;
associate professor surgery, Western Reserve U. Medical School, 1951-1958;
professor surgery, Western Reserve U. Medical School, 1958-1984;
professor emeritus, Western Reserve U. Medical School, since 1984. Assistant chief surgical service Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, 1951-1966, associate chief surgical service, 1967-1988. Assistant surgeon University Hospital, Cleveland, 1951-1988.
Fulbright lecturer, Australia, 1966.
Member fellowship subcommittee Committee on Growth National Research Council, 1950-1954. Member fellowship committee National Science Foundation, 1954-1961, chairman, 1955-1961. Advisory screening committee medical science Fulbright, 1955-1958.
Advisory committee research on etiology cancer American Cancer Society, 1956-1959, chairman advisory committee on institutional grants, 1963-1965. Member Dernham Scholarship committee California Cancer Society, 1964-1974. Consultant Markle Foundation Selection Committee, 1961-1962.
Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society University Surgeons, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Surgical Association, Central Surgical Association, American Thyroid Association (president 1956-1957, Van Meter prize, 1946, award of merit, 1954, Distinguished Sevc. award, 1978), Cleveland Surgical Society (president 1966-1967), Halstead Society, Socíeté Internationale de Chirurgie, Endocrine Society, International Association Endocrine Surgeons, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married; children— Mary Meredith, Courtney Sara, Brown McIlvaine.