Background
Swinyard, Chester Allan was born on October 21, 1906 in Logan, Utah, United States. Son of William and Bertha E. (Halverson) Swinyard.
Swinyard, Chester Allan was born on October 21, 1906 in Logan, Utah, United States. Son of William and Bertha E. (Halverson) Swinyard.
Bachelor of Science, Utah State University, 1928. Master of Science, Utah State University, 1929. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1934.
Doctor of Medicine, State University New York, 1951.
Teaching fellow zoology, University of Minnesota, 1929-1931;
teaching fellow anatomy, University of Minnesota (College Medicine), 1931-1934;
Charlton research fellow, Tufts U. Medical College, 1935-1936;
instructor anatomy, Tufts U. Medical College, 1936-1937;
assistant professor anatomy, (Medical College South Carolina.), 1937-1940;
associate professor anatomy, U. Utah College Medicine, 1940-1944;
professor anatomy, U. Utah College Medicine, 1944-1958;
medical director Rehabilitation Center, U. Utah College Medicine, 1955-1958;
associate director, children's division, Institute Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1958-1960;
associate professor physical medicine and rehabilitation, New York University School Medicine, 1958-1966;
professor rehabilitation medicine, New York University School Medicine, since 1966;
director pediatric rehabilitation research, New York University School Medicine, 1967-1975;
visiting professor emeritus surgery, Stanford Medical Center, since 1975. Visiting professor Medical College State New York, 1949-1950. Lecturer surgical anatomy Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn, 1950-1951.
Fellow physical medicine and rehabilitation New York University-Bellevue Medical Center, 1953-1956. Staff associate Association Aid Crippled Children, 1958-1972.
Member American Academy Cerebral Palsy (president 1964-1965), American Academy Neurology (senior ), American Association Anatomists, American Association Electromyography and Electrodiagnosis, American Congress Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, International Society Rehabilitation Disabled, Teratology Society (president 1981), National Rehabilitation Association, New York County, New York State medical societies, Sigma Xi.
Married Vivian Redford, June 12, 1929. Children: Sharon Joan, Marilyn (Mistress Ruddy Havill).