Background
McDowell, Donald England was born on October 23, 1924 in Zion, Maryland, United States. Son of Harry Clayton and Helen Clark (England) McDowell.
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Donald England McDowell
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Bachelor of Science cum laude, Wheaton College, 1946; Doctor of Medicine, Temple University, 1947.
Career
Surgical intern, United States Public Health Service Hospital, New York City, 1947-1948;
surgical resident, VA Hospitals, New York City, 1947-1951;
senior assistant surgeon, Institute Interam. Affairs, United States Public Health Service, Paraguay, 1951-1953;
cardiothoracic resident, Presbyterian-University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1953-1954, 58-59;
medical missionary, Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board, Asuncion, Paraguay, 1954-1974;
director physician assistant program, Alderson-Broaddus College, Philippi, West Virginia, 1973-1975;
chief surgical service, Veterans Administration Hospital., Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1975-1980;
professor surgery, chief vascular surgery section, West Virginia University School Medicine, Morgantown, since 1980. Board directors University Health Associations, Morgantown, 1987-1991.
Member grievance board, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1986-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Alliance Christian School, Morgantown, 1982-1990. Member international students committee Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Morgantown, since 1983. Fellow American College of Surgeons (president West Virginia chapter 1991-1992).
Member Southeastern Surgical Congress (governing county 1987-1995), Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, International Society Cardiovascular Surgery, Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Eastern Vascular Society.
Interests
Connections
Married May Vanderpool, June 21, 1945 (divorced December 1974). Children: Duncan Edward, Clyde Benjamin, Glenn Norris, Bruce Allen, Melody Ann McDowell Istrati. Married Amada Paredes, December 21, 1974.
Children: Joy Lynn, Bonnie Lee.
- Father:
- Harry Clayton McDowell
- Mother:
- Helen Clark (England) McDowell
- Spouse:
- Amada Paredes
- Spouse:
- May Vanderpool
- child:
- Bruce Allen McDowell
- child:
- Duncan Edward McDowell
- child:
- Glenn Norris McDowell
- child:
- Clyde Benjamin McDowell
- child:
- Joy Lynn McDowell
- child:
- Bonnie Lee McDowell
- child:
- Melody Ann McDowell Istrati McDowell
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Baptist -
Political Party
Republican