Background
Hedblom, Carl Arthur was born on March 5, 1879 in Dayton, Iowa, United States. Son of Peter and Maria S. (Johnson) Hedblom.
Hedblom, Carl Arthur was born on March 5, 1879 in Dayton, Iowa, United States. Son of Peter and Maria S. (Johnson) Hedblom.
Bachelor of Arts, Colorado College, 1907. Master of Arts, 1908, Doctor of Medicine Harvard, 1911. Doctor of Philosophy, Mayo Foundation, University of Minnesota, 1920.
Interne Massachusetts General Hospital, 1911-1913. Professor surgery, Harvard Medical School in China, 1913-1916. Fellow Mayo Foundation, 1917.
Surgeon Mayo Clinic, 1918-1924.
Professor surgery, University of Wisconsin and chief of surgical department, 1924-1926. Professor surgery and head of department, University of Illinois Medical School, since 1926.
Surgeon in chief Research and Educational Hospital, University of Illinois. Senior surgeon Saint Luke’s Hospital.
Married Eleanor Pease, June 18, 1913. Children: Carl Arthur, George Gordon, Richard Peter, Eleanor Jane.