Background
Herndon, Charles Harbison was born on December 12, 1915 in Dublin, Texas, United States. Son of G. Perkins and May (Williams) Herndon.
Herndon, Charles Harbison was born on December 12, 1915 in Dublin, Texas, United States. Son of G. Perkins and May (Williams) Herndon.
Bachelor of Arts, University Texas, 1937; Doctor of Medicine Harvard, 1940.
Rotating surgical intern, University Hospitals, Cleveland, 1940-1941;
junior orthopaedic surgeon, American Hospital, Oxford, England, 1942;
Gerard Beekman fellow orthopaedic surgery, Hospital Special Surgery, New York City, 1945-1946;
resident in orthopaedic surgery, Hospital Special Surgery, 1946-1947;
member of faculty, Case-Western Reserve U. School Medicine, 1947-1997;
Rainbow professor orthopaedic surgery, Case-Western Reserve U. School Medicine, 1961-1982;
Rainbow professor emeritus orthopaedic surgery, Case-Western Reserve U. School Medicine, 1982-1997. Director department orthopaedic surgery University Hospitals, Cleveland, 1953-1982, RainbowHosp., Cleveland, 1952-1982. Senior consultant orthopaedic surgery Cleveland Veterans Administration Hospital., 1956-1982.
Associate orthopaedic surgeon Highland View Hospital, 1953-1982. President Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, 1988-1991.
Member professional advisory board Ohio Services Crippled Children, 1959-1980. Skeletal system committee National Research Council-National Academy of Sciences, 1958-1967, chairman, 1962-1967. Trustee Journal Bone and Joint Surgery, 1969-1974, treasurer, 1971-1974.
Served to major Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Medical Association, American Surgical Association, Australian Computer Society (Second vice president 1973-1974), American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons (president 1968, executive committee 1967-1971), Orthopaedic Research Society (president 1957, executive committee 1954-1960), American Orthopaedic Association, International Society Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, American Rheumatism Society, Cleveland Orthopaedic Club (president 1963-1964), Ohio Orthopaedic Society (secretary-treasurer 1956-1957), Clinical Orthopaedic Society, Association Orthopaedic Chairman (president 1974-1975), Council Medical Speciality Society (president 1976).
Married Kathryn Blair, April 14, 1944. Children: Charles Laylin, David Newcomb.