Charles Preston Nicholson

Background

Nicholson, Charles Preston was born on February 24, 1934 in Rome, Georgia, United States. Son of Charles Preston and Lois (Pettit) Nicholson.

Education

Bachelor, Vanderbilt University, 1955; Doctor of Medicine, U. Tennessee, 1958.

Career

Intern, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, 1959-1960; resident, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, 1960-1965; chief resident, 1964-1965; private practice, Morehead City, North Carolina, 1965-1995. Senior aviation medical examiner, aviation safety counselor Federal Aviation Administration.

Achievements

• Charles Preston Nicholson has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Organizer, president Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Carteret County, North Carolina, 1988. Trustee North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Association Surgery of Trauma, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Southern Medical Association, Society American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Aeromed, Advisory Council, Experimental Aircraft Association, Aerospace Medical Association.

Interests

• Avocations: aviation, National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing stock car racing.

Connections

Married Mary Jo, December 12, 1959. Children: Charles Preston III, John Michael, Daniel Lamar.

Father:

Charles Preston Nicholson

Mother:

Lois (Pettit) Nicholson

Spouse:

Mary Jo

child:

Charles Preston III Nicholson

child:

Daniel Lamar Nicholson

child:

John Michael Nicholson