Background
Vail, Derrick Tilton was born on May 15, 1898 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Derrick Tilton and Della (Harriss) Vail.
Vail, Derrick Tilton was born on May 15, 1898 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Son of Derrick Tilton and Della (Harriss) Vail.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1919. Doctor of Medicine Harvard, 1923. Graduate study University of Oxford, England, 1927.
M.
Elizabeth Yeiser, August 30, 1921.
Air Force; killed in action, February 22, 1942), David Jameson, Ann Elizabeth, Peter. Ophthalmic interne Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, 1923-1924. Instructor in ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 1926-1937, professor of ophthalmology, 1937-1945.
Director eye department Children’s Hospital and Cincinnati General Hospital, 1937-1945.
Professor ophthalmology, head department Northwestern University Medical School, 1945-1966, professor of ophthalmology emeritus, 1966-1973. DeSchweinitz lecturer, 1945, Francis Proctor lecturer, 1947, Montgomery lecturer R.C.S. (Dublin, Ireland) 1952.
Served in South.A.T.C., 1918. Member various civic health groups, former. American College of Surgeons fellowship
Member several foreign professional societies.
Member American Ophthalmological Society (president 1958-1959), International Council Ophthalmology (president 1962-1966). Member other national, state and local professional medical sots., past officer of several.
Clubs: Literary, Commonwealth (Cincinnati).
Children: Derrick Tilton, III (Royal Canada