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Taft, David Allan was born on December 26, 1933 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Cyrus Alonso and Margaret Eleanor (Brubaker) Taft.
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David Allan Taft, American Surgeon. Diplomate American Board Surgery. Decorated Navy Cross. Served to commander United States Navy, 1966-1969, Vietnam. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Board Surgery, Western Surgical Association, North Pacific Surgical Association; member Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Seattle Surgical Society, Society Surgery Olinentary Tract, Sigma Xi.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1955; Doctor of Medicine, U. Iowa, 1959; Master in Medical Science, Ohio State University, 1965.
Career
Intern, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1959-1960; resident in surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1960-1964; chief resident, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1964-1965; research fellow and junior consultant, Royal Infirmary U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1965-1966; surgeon, The Mason Clinic, Seattle, since 1969; associate professor surgery, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1979.
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Membership
Served to commander United States Navy, 1966-1969, Vietnam. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Board Surgery, Western Surgical Association, North Pacific Surgical Association. Member Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Seattle Surgical Society, Society Surgery Olinentary Tract, Sigma Xi.
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Married Sheila Blackwood, April 20, 1968. Children: Robert Matthew, Michael Cyrus.
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Presbyterian -
Political Party
Republican