Background
Lucas, Donald Brooks was born on December 18, 1914 in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Son of Joseph Sherman and Clara (Deerdorff) Lucas.
Lucas, Donald Brooks was born on December 18, 1914 in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. Son of Joseph Sherman and Clara (Deerdorff) Lucas.
AB, Pacific University, 1938. Doctor of Medicine, University Oregon, 1942.
Intern, Ancker Hospital, St. Paul, 1942-1943; resident orthopaedic surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital., San Francisco, 1946-1948; assistant resident orthopaedic surgery, University of California Hospital, San Francisco, 1948-1949; resident orthopaedic surgery, Children's Hospital, San Francisco, 1949-1950; clinical assistant orthopaedic surgery, University of California School Medicine, San Francisco, 1946-1948; member of faculty, University of California School Medicine, San Francisco, since 1950; professor orthopaedic surgery, University of California School Medicine, San Francisco, since 1964; department chairman, University of California School Medicine, San Francisco, since 1970. Member of staff hockey club Moffitt-University of California Hospitals, since 1950;member surgical advisory board Shriners Hospital, chairman, 1975.
Trustee Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, chairman board, 1972. Served to lieutenant Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Medical Association, California Medical Association (vice president 1976), Western Orthopaedic Association, American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons, Association Orthopaedic Chairman (chairman 1976), Orthopaedic Research Society, International Society Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Wilson InterUrban Club, Roy C. Abbotts Society, Pan Pacific Surgical Association.
Married Vallie Aileen DeBaun, June 28, 1941. Children: Donald Brooks, Gregory Winston.