Background
Lewis, Ceylon Smith was born on July 19, 1920 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Ceylon Smith and Glenn (Ellis) Lewis.
Lewis, Ceylon Smith was born on July 19, 1920 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Ceylon Smith and Glenn (Ellis) Lewis.
Bachelor, Washington University, 1942; Doctor of Medicine, Washington University, 1945.
Intern, Salt Lake General Hospital, Salt Lake City, 1945-1946;
fellow in cardiovascular disease, Salt Lake General Hospital, Salt Lake City, 1950-1951;
resident in internal medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital., Salt Lake City, 1948-1950;
private practice specializing in internal medicine and cardiology, Tulsa, since 1951;
member of staff, St. John's Hospital, Tulsa, since 1952;
chief of staff, St. John's Hospital, Tulsa, 1963;
department chairman medicine, St. John's Hospital, Tulsa, 1970-1971;
member teaching staff, St. John's Hospital, Tulsa, since 1952. Consultant in internal medicine and cardiology Indian Health Svc., Claremore (Oklahoma) Indian Hospital, since 1956, United States Agency for International Development for Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, since 1993. Visiting staff Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, since 1953, St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, since 1963, University Hospital, Oklahoma City, since 1973.
Medical director St. John's Medical Center, Tulsa, 1976-1978. Assistant clinical professor medicine Oklahoma U., 1970-1974, associate clinical professor, 1975-1976. Clinical professor U. Oklahoma College Medicine, Tulsa, since 1976, director International Studies in Medicine, since 1990.
Adjunct clinical professor medical science U. Tulsa College Nursing, since 1978. Member Oklahoma Physician Manpower Training Commission.
Trustee College Ozarks, 1962-1972, chairman, 1964-1966. Board directors United Way, Tulsa, 1973-1981, St. John Medical Center, 1974-1984, Oklahoma Foundation Peer Review., 1973-1979, treasurer, since 1973. Board directors Medical Benevolence Foundation, since 1993;president Tulsa Medical Education Foundation, Inc., 1973-1977, 82-84, Presbyn Medical Mission Fund, Inc., Woodville, Texas, 1973-1977, 82-84, board directors 1972-1989;elder 1st Presbyterian Church, Tulsa, since 1959.
Fellow American College of Physicians (Chairman of the Board Governors 1978-1979, board regents since 1980, treasurer 1983-1985, president-elect 1985-1986, president 1986-1987, immediate past president 1987-1988, president emeritus since 1988), American College Cardiology, American College Chest Physicians, Royal Australasian College Physicians (honorary). Member Tulsa County Medical Society (president 1971), American Clinical and Climatological Association, Oklahoma Medical Association (president 1977-1978), Institute Medicine National Academy Sciences (since 1984), American Medical Association, American Federation Clinical Research, Oklahoma Society Internal Medicine (president 1971-1972), American Society Internal Medicine, Tulsa County Heart Assn (director 1952-1974, president 1956-1957, Oklahoma Heart Association (director) since 1952, president 1959-1960), American Heart Association (fellow council clinical cardiology, vice president 1974-1975), Royal Society Medicine (London), Action in International Medicine (vice president since 1991). Southern Hills Country Club.
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Married Marguerite Dearmont, December 20, 1943. Children: Sarah Lee Lewis Lorenz, Ceylon Smith III, Carol D. Lewis Kast.