Background
Parnall, Christopher was born on July 2, 1880 in Rockland, Michigan, United States. Son of William Edward and Mary (Gregg) Parnall.
Parnall, Christopher was born on July 2, 1880 in Rockland, Michigan, United States. Son of William Edward and Mary (Gregg) Parnall.
Graduate Michigan Military Academy, Orchard Lake, Michigan, 1898. Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1902, Doctor of Medicine 1904.
First assistant in obstetrics and gynecology, University of Michigan, 1904-1906. In practice, Jackson, 1906-1915. Director public health and hospitals, Jackson, and surgeon Jackson City Hospital, 1915-1918.
Professor administrative medicine, University of Michigan, and director University Hospital, 1918-1924.
Medical director Rochester (New York) General Hospital, 1924-1945. Consultant on hospital administration and planning, since 1945.
Consultant to Sealy and Smith Foundation of Galveston (Texas), 1928. Commissioner public welfare, Rochester, 1933.
Consultant hospital construction Selective Draft Board, Jackson, 1917-1918.
Major Medical O.R.C., 1918. Director commission to investigate Department of Mental Hygiene of New York State, 1943-1944.
Member Rockefeller Committee for the Study of Nursing Education, 1920-1923, Advisory Council on Medical Education, 1939-1943. Fellow American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, American Public Health Association. Member American Association Hospital Consultants (president 1950), American Hospital Association (ex-president), Society Medical Administration, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Psi.
Club: The Anglers (New New York
Married Erma Hills, July 29, 1903. Children: Edward (Doctor of Medicine), Christopher (Doctor of Medicine), Robert.