Background
Shedd, Donald Pomroy was born on August 4, 1922 in New Haven. Son of Gale and Marion (Young) Shedd.
Shedd, Donald Pomroy was born on August 4, 1922 in New Haven. Son of Gale and Marion (Young) Shedd.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1944. Doctor of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1946.
Intern, Yale New Haven Hospital, 1946-1947; assistant resident, resident, Yale New Haven Hospital, 1949-1953; instructor surgery, Yale University Med School, New Haven, 1953-1954; assistant professor, Yale University Med School, New Haven, 1954-1956; associate professor, Yale University Med School, New Haven, 1956-1967; chief department head and neck surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, 1967-1996; professor emeritus, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, since 1996; research professor emeritus, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1996.
Founding board directors Hospice Buffalo, Inc., 1973-1983. Served to captain United States Army, 1947-1949. Member Society University Surgeons, Society Surgical Oncology, New England Surgical Society, Society Head and Neck Surgeons (president 1976-1977).
Married Charlotte Newsom, March 17, 1946 (deceased April 28, 2007). Children: Carolyn, David, Ann, Laura.