Background
Dillard, David Hugh was born on May 14, 1923 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of James Pitt and Mabel (Carlson) Dillard.
Dillard, David Hugh was born on May 14, 1923 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of James Pitt and Mabel (Carlson) Dillard.
Student, Gonzaga U., 1942-1943; Bachelor of Arts, Whitman College, 1946; D.-Science (honorary), Whitman College, 1979; Doctor of Medicine John Hopkins University, 1950.
Intern, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1950-1951; resident, U. Washington, Seattle, 1951-1959; research fellow, National Cancer Institute, 1953-1954; trainee, National Cancer Institute, 1954-1955, 57-58; instructor department surgery, U. Washington, 1954-1959; assistant professor, U. Washington, 1959-1963; associate professor, U. Washington, 1963-1969; professor, U. Washington, 1969-1989; professor emeritus, U. Washington, 1989; chief division cardiac surgery, U. Washington, 1972-1978.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1955-1957. American College of Surgeons fellow. Member Société Internationale de Chirurge, American, North Pacific, Pacific Coast, Seattle surgical associations, American Heart Association (fellow council on cardiovascular surgery), American Association Thoracic Surgery, Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Washington State Heart Association, Washington State, King County (Washington) medical associations, Seattle Surgical Society (president 1988), Sigma Xi.
Married Virginia Foster, July 7, 1948. Children: Kristine, David, James, Julia, Robert, Jennifer, Geoffrey.
