Edgar Olin Horger III

Background

III, Edgar Olin Horger was born on May 30, 1937 in Eutawville, South Carolina. Son of Edgar Olin Junior and Frances Durant (Jordan) H.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Furman U., 1959; Doctor of Medicine, Medical College South Carolina., 1962.

Career

Intern, Medical U. Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina., 1962-1963; resident in obstetrics-gynecology, Medical U. Hospital, 1963-1967; National Institutes of Health fellow, U. Pittsburgh, 1967-1968; assistant professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1968-1969; assistant professor, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1969-1971; associate professor, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1971-1976; professor, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1976-1990; director maternal-fetal medicine, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1973-1990; professor obstetrics-gynecology., University of Southern California School Medicine, Columbia, since 1990; chairman, University of Southern California School Medicine, Columbia, since 1993. Member South Carolina. Board Medical Examiners, 1985-1987.

Member county resident education in obstetrics-gynecology. University of Southern California, 1994.

Achievements

• Edgar Olin Horger III has been listed as a noteworthy Obstetrics and gynecology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of advisory board Charleston chapter March of Dimes, 1984-1990. Served to captain Army of the United States, 1963-1966. Member American Medical Association, South Carolina.

Medical Association, American College Obstetricians and Gynecologists (Outstanding Faculty award District IV 1988, vice chairman South Carolina. section 1993-1996, chairman 1996-1998, treasurer district IV since 1997), South Control Ob-Gyn. Society, South Atlantic Association Ob-Gyn. (Executive Committee 1983-1994, secretary 1987-1990, vice president 1990-1991, president-elect 1991-1992, president 1992-1993), Southern Perinatal Association (director) Mid-Atlantic region 1974-1976), Society Perinatal Obstetricians (director 1977-1978), American Gynecological Obstetrical Society, American Association Ob-Gyn., South Carolina.

Ob-Gyn. Society (president 1991-1992), Columbia Medical Society, Association professors Gynecology and Obstetrics (Excellence in Tchg. award 1992), South Carolina. State Board Medical Examiners (board directors 1985-1987), Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Polly Jo Collins, May 29, 1960. Children: Edgar Olin IV, David Collins, Patricia Bowen.

Father:

Edgar Olin H. Junior

Mother:

Frances Durant (Jordan) H.

Spouse:

Polly Jo Collins

child:

Patricia Bowen III

child:

David Collins III

child:

Edgar Olin IV III