Background
Daughtry, DeWitt Cornell was born on February 1, 1914 in Clinton, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Guilford and Lorena (Grantham) Daughtry.
Daughtry, DeWitt Cornell was born on February 1, 1914 in Clinton, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Guilford and Lorena (Grantham) Daughtry.
Bachelor of Arts, Atlantic Christian College, 1935; Doctor of Medicine Medical College Virginia, 1939; postgraduate, Medical College Virginia, 1945-1946; postgraduate, Wayne U. College Medicine, 1939-1942; postgraduate, George Washington University, 1948; postgraduate, Cook County Graduate School, 1951.
Intern, Detroit Receiving Hospital, 1939-1940;
senior intern surgery, Detroit Receiving Hospital, 1940-1941;
assistant resident surgery, Alexander Blain Hospital, Detroit, 1941-1942;
resident surgery, Medical College Virginia Hospital, 1945-1946;
resident thoracic surgery, McGuire General Hospital
member dean's committee, Veterans Administration Hospital. Medical College Virginia, 1946-1948;
private practice medicine, specializing in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, Miami, Florida, since 1948;
instructor surgery, Wayne U. College Medicine, 1940-1942;
instructor surgery, Medical College Virginia, 1945-1948;
instructor surgery, American College Surgeons, 1952;
clinical professor surgery, U. Miami School Medicine, since 1969;
founder, endower department thoracic surgery, endower section general surgery chief department, professor, U. Miami School Medicine, 1978-1992;
retired, U. Miami School Medicine. Consultant thoracic surgery Veterans Administration Hospital. and Regional Office, Southeast Florida Tuberculosis Hospital.
Assistant secretary-treasurer Papanicolaou Cancer Research Institute, Miami;chairman associate hospital committee Jackson Memorial Hospital, U. Miami School Medicine, 1967-1968. Member of advisory board committee International Congress on Smoking and Health,1965-1967. President medical staff Miami Heart Institute, 1970-1972, chief of surgery, 1962-1968, member medical Executive Committee, 1962-1978, chairman surgical audit committee, 1965-1970, 1972-1974.
Chief thoracic surgery Mount Sinai Medical Center of Greater Miami, 1949-1963, also Baptist Hospital, and. Mercy Hospital; chief surgery National Children's Cardiac Hospital, 1950-1960. Chief thoracic surgery Dade County Hospital, 1950-1965, McGuire General Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, 1946-1948.
Member of staff Jackson Memorial, Miami Heart Institute (also member Endowment Fundand Benefactors Guild), Mount Sinai, Cedars of Lebanon, Baptist, SouthMiami, Doctors, Variety Children's Mercy, St. Francis, North Shore, North Miami General, Palm (Springs, Hialeah hospitals). Retired President Anatomical Models, Inc. Physician member Metropolitan Pollution Control Board, 1964-1969.
Member Executive Committee South Florida Inter-Professional Council, 1964, president, 1976, 79. Member medical advisory board Vocational Rehabilitation Service, 1955-1956. Member Governor'sCom.
Employment Handicapped, 1962-1964. Vice president, Board of Governors Committee of 100, since 1970, member Executive Committee, since 1980.
Trustee Miami Shores Presbyterian Church, since 1992, elder, since 1993, trustee endowments, since 1992, trustee 1995. Trustee Presbyterian Foundation, 1993. American College of Surgeons fellow, American College Chest Physicians (governor 1964-1970, board regents 1971-1977), American College Cardiology.
Member American Association Thoracic Surgery, Society Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (president 1964), National Tuberculosis Association (director 1956-1973), American Thoracic Society (council 1971-1974), American Heart Association, American Medical Association, Southern Medical Association, Pan-American Medical Association, Florida Medical Association, Dade County Medical Association (president 1964), American Medical Writers Association, Southern Tuberculosis Conference, Southern Thoracic Society, Florida Thoracic Society (president 1956-1957) thoracic socs), Florida Tuberculosis and Health Association (president 1956-1957), Dade County Tuberculosis Association (director 1950-1981, vice president 1960-1961, executive committee 1962-1963), Heart Association Greater Miami (president 1967), Miami Medical Forum (president 1970), Hesperian Literature Society (president 1934-1935), Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (vice president 1957, president 1961, chairman council 1962), Southern College Chest Physicians (secretary treasurer 1959, vice president 1960, president 1961), Florida Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association (vice president 1955-1956, director since 1950, member executive committee, president 1958, chairman research committee 1956), Society University Founders, Alpha Kappa Kappa. Clubs: Miami Shores Country, Ponte Vedra (Florida).
Married Lucille Carr, June 3, 1939. Children: Janet (Mistress Lester E. Moody), James DeWitt.