Background
Young, Daniel Greer was born on November 22, 1932 in Skipness, Scotland. Son of Gabriel and Julia McColl (McNair) Young.
Young, Daniel Greer was born on November 22, 1932 in Skipness, Scotland. Son of Gabriel and Julia McColl (McNair) Young.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1956. Diploma of tropical medicine and hygiene, University Liverpool, England, 1959. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Wroclaw, 2008.
Senior registrar, resident assistant surgeon Hospital for Sick Children, London, 1965-1967. Senior lecturer Institute Child Health, 1967-1969. Honorary consultant surgeon Great Ormond St. & Queen Elizabeth Hospitals, 1967-1969.
Head department surgical pediatrics University Glasgow, 1969-1998, reader in surgical pediatrics, 1983-1992, professor surgical pediatrics, 1992-1998, honorary senior research fellow, since 1999. Honorary consultant surgeon Greater Glasgow Health Board, 1979-1998. Chairman national paramedic training board Scottish Ambulance Service, 1990-1998.
Professional advisory group Scottish Ambulance Service British Isles, 1988-1998. Visiting professor Pilasganovich, 1998. Honorary senior research fellow Glasgow University.
Archivist Royal Hospital Sick Children, Glasgow, since 1998.
Honorary secretary Society for Research in Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida, 1980-1985, trustee, since 1995, honorary member, since 1998, honorary member BAPS. President British Society for History of Pediatrics and Child Health, since 2007. Elder Sherbrooks, St. Gilbert's Church of Scotland, since 1975.
Fellow Royal College Surgeons, Edinburgh, Royal College Surgeons, Royal College Physicians and Surgeons (member council 1987-1991), Royal College Pediatricians and Child Health. Member British Medical Association, British Association Pediatrics Surgeons (president 1990-1992, honorary since 1998), British Urological Association, Royal Society Medicine, West of Scotland Surgical Association (president 1993-1994), Royal Medical Chirurgical Society of Glasgow (president 1988-1989), Hungarian Pediatric Surgical Association (honorary), South African Pediatrics Surgical Association (honorary), American Pediatrics Surgical Association (honorary), Polish Association Ped. Surgical (honorary), Scottish Spina Bifida Association (honorary president since 1976), Egyptian Pediatric Surgical Association (honorary).
Married Agnes Gilchrist, August 3, 1957. Children: Donald, Rhoda Agnes, Kenneth Donald.