Background
Welch, Claude Emerson was born on March 14, 1906 in Stanton, Nebraska, United States. Son of John Hayes and Lettie (Phelan) Welch.
Welch, Claude Emerson was born on March 14, 1906 in Stanton, Nebraska, United States. Son of John Hayes and Lettie (Phelan) Welch.
AB summa cum laude, Doane College, 1927. Doctor of Science (honorary), Doane College, 1955. Master of Arts in Chemistry, University Missouri, 1928.
Doctor of Medicine magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1932. Doctor of Science, University Nebraska, 1970. DHC (honorary), University Montevideo, Uruguay, 1982.
Assistant instructor organic chemistry, U. Missouri, 1927-1928;
surgical resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1932-1937;
visiting surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1937-1996;
chief tumor clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1957-1963;
clinical professor surgery, Harvard Medical School, 1964-1972;
clinical professor emeritus, Harvard Medical School, 1972-1996. Chairman Board Registration in Medicine, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1976-1981. McLaughlin Gallie visiting professor, honorary fellow Royal College Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1978-1996.
Claude E. Welch Professorship in Surgery, Harvard, 1992.
Lieutenant colonel Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Fellow International Society University Colon and Rectal Surgeons (honorary), Boston Surgical Society (president 1965, Bigelow medal 1986, honorary fellow). Member American College of Surgeons (board governors 1960-1963, board regents 1963-1972, president 1973-1974), Massachusetts Medical Society (president 1965), International Society Surgery (president United States chapter 1978-1980), Society Surgery Alimentary Tract (president 1965), American Surgical Association (president 1976-1977), Southern Surgical Association, New England Surgical Association, Pan Pacific Surgical Association (vice president 1971-1996), James IV Association Surgeons, New York Society Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Harvard Medical School Alumni Association (president 1972-1973), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Honorary member College Physicians and Surgeons, Costa Rica, Los Angeles, Detroit, Kansas City, Portland, Center, New York, British Columbia, Chile, St. Paul surgical societies, Quebec, Argentina societies digestive surgery, American Society Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
Married Phyllis Heath Paton, August 14, 1937. Children: Claude Emerson Junior, John Paton.