David Talmage Petty

Background

Petty, David Talmage was born on September 19, 1921 in Istanbul, Turkey. Son of DeWitt Talmage and Beatrice Elizabeth (Worthington) Petty.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physiology, University of Chicago, 1943; Doctor of Medicine, Northwestern University, 1947; Master of Science in Pathology, Northwestern University, 1952; Master of Science in Surgery, University of Illinois, 1954.

Career

Intern, United States Naval Hospital, Bremerton, Wisconsin, 1946-1947; resident, Veterans Administration Hospital., Hines, Illinois, 1950-1953; instructor in surgery, Chicago Medical School, 1954-1956; assistant chief surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital., Chicago, 1956-1958; private practice, Chicago, since 1958; staff surgeon, VA Medical Center, North Chicago, Illinois, since 1988; staff surgeon Great Lakes Naval Training Center, United States Naval Hospital, Great Lakes NTS, Illinois, since 1988; assistant professor surgery, Finch School Medicine.

Achievements

• David Talmage Petty has been listed as a noteworthy surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1951. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member Chicago Surgical Society, American Federation Clinical Research (senior ), Chicago Medical Society (president north side branch since 1998, member various committees), Illinois State Medical Society (past chairman medical legal council), Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocation: sailing.

Connections

Married Mary Kathryn Toft, December 19, 1943 (divorced 1957). Children: Miriam Elise Petty Dewhurst, David William. Married Yvonne Caroline DelMagro, July 11, 1959.

Children: Carol Jean, Mark Lawrence, Gail Marie, Guy Robert.

Father:

DeWitt Talmage Petty

Mother:

Beatrice Elizabeth (Worthington) Petty

Spouse:

Mary Kathryn Toft

Spouse:

Yvonne Caroline DelMagro

child:

Miriam Elise Petty Dewhurst Petty

child:

Mark Lawrence Petty

child:

David William Petty

child:

Gail Marie Petty

child:

Guy Robert Petty

child:

Carol Jean Petty