Background
II, Charles Sumner Neer, was born on November 10, 1917 in Vinita, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Charles Sumner and Pearl Victoria (Brooke) N.
II, Charles Sumner Neer, was born on November 10, 1917 in Vinita, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Charles Sumner and Pearl Victoria (Brooke) N.
Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1939; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1942.
Intern, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1942-1943;
associate in surgery, New York Orthopedic-Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1943-1944;
instructor in surgery, College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, 1946-1947;
instructor orthopaedic surgery, College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1947-1957;
assistant professor clinical orthopaedic surgery, College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1957-1964;
associate professor, College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1964-1968;
professor clinical orthopaedic surgery, College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1968-1990;
professor clinical orthopaedic surgery emeritus, special lecturer orthopaedic surgery, College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, since 1990. Attending orthopaedic surgeon Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City. Chief adult reconstructive service New York Orthopaedic Hospital.
Chief shoulder and elbow clinic Presbyterian Hospital. Consultant orthopaedic surgeon emeritus New York Orthopaedic-Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, since 1991. Chairman 4th International Congress Shoulder Surgeons.
Chairman International Board Shoulder Surgery, since 1992.
Served with United States Army, 1944-1946. Fellow American College of Surgeons (senior member national committee on trauma), American Academy Orthopaedics Surgeons (committee on upper extremity, shoulder committee). Member American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons (member committee trauma), American Board Orthopaedics Surgeons (board directors 1970-1975, Distinguished Service award 1975), American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (inaugural president), American Association Surgery Trauma, American Orthopaedics Association, Mid-American Orthopaedics Association (honorary), New York Academy Medicine, Allen O. Whipple Surgical Society, New York State Medical Society, New York County Medical Society, Pan American Medical Association, American Trauma Society, Society Latino American Orthopaedics y Traumatology, International Society Orthopaedics Surgery and Traumatology, Virginia Orthopaedics Society (honorary), Carolina Orthopaedics Alumni Association (honorary), Connecticut Orthopaedics Club (honorary), Houston Orthopaedics Association (honorary), Society Française de Chirurgie Orthopaedics et Traumatology (honorary), Society Italiana Orthopaedics Etravmatologia e Traumatologia.
Patron, Shoulder and Elbow Society Australia, South African Shoulder Society, Giraffe Club, International Board Shoulder Surgery (chairman since 1992), Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Chi.
Married Eileen Meyer, June 12, 1990. Children: Charlotte Marguerite, Sydney Victoria, CharlesHenry.