Background
Scannell, David D. was born on June 24, 1874 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Daniel and Joanna (Lyons) Scannell.
Scannell, David D. was born on June 24, 1874 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Daniel and Joanna (Lyons) Scannell.
Graduate Boston Latin School, 1893. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1897, Doctor of Medicine 1900.
Began practice at Boston, 1900. Interne Boston City Hospital, 1900-1902, Boston Lying-In Hospital, 1902. Instructor in anatomy, Harvard Medical School, 1903-1908, in surgery, 1908-1911.
Assistant professor clinical surgery, Tufts College Medical School, 1911-1912.
Lecturer on surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Harvard, 1912-1915. Consultant surgeon Boston City Hospital and Quincy City Hospital.
Consultant surgeon, United States.P.H.S. Surgeon-in-chief Whidden Hospital, Everett, Massachusetts. Trustee Home Savings Bank.
Delaware from Massachusetts to American Medical Association House of Delegates.
Served as First lieutenant, advancing to colonel, Medical corpus, United States army, 18 months, World War. Member Boston School Committee 11 years, chairman twice. Member Massachusetts State Board Education, since 1947.
Fellow American College Surgeons.
Member of the American Medical Association, Massachusetts Medical Society. Clubs: Harvard.
Married Elizabeth A. Macdonald, February 14, 1912. Children: David Doctorate., John Gordon.