Background
Shaw, Edward James was born on October 22, 1914 in New York City. Son of Samuel Johnson and Adele (Herndon) Shaw.
Shaw, Edward James was born on October 22, 1914 in New York City. Son of Samuel Johnson and Adele (Herndon) Shaw.
Bachelor, Columbia University, 1934. Doctor of Medicine, Yale University, 1937.
Intern Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1937—1938. Resident surgery, 1938—1939, New York Postgraduate Medical School & Hospital, New York City, 1939—1941. Chief surgical services United States Army Station Hospital, Plattsburg Barracks, 1941—1942.
Chief general surgical section 69th Station Hospital, 1942—1944. Commanding officer & chief surgeon 16th Station Hospital, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1945—1946. Chief resident surgery New Rochelle Hospital, New York, 1946—1947.
Practice medicine specializing in general surgery New Rochelle, 1947—1952. Chief resident surgery Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, New London, Connecticut, 1952—1953. Chief resident & surgery resident Doctors Hospital, New York City, 1953—1954.
Attending surgeon, 1954—1965. Practice medicine specializing general surgery, New York City, 1954—1965, St. Louis, 1965—1967. Chief surgeon Sutter Clinic, 1967—1971.
Practice medicine specializing surgery & occupational medicine, since 1971. Member surgical staffs Lutheran Hospital, Incarnate Word Hospital, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Granite City. Assistant clinical professor New York Medical College, New York City, 1954—1965.
Assistant attending surgeon Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital, 1954—1965. Associate attending surgeon Metropolitan & Bird S. Coler Hospitals, 1954—1965. President Shaw Surgical Clinic, St. Louis, Granite City, 1975—1985.
Member New York City Regional Committee Trauma, Brooklyn Regional Committee Trauma, 1955—1967. With Army of the United States, 1941-1944, with United States Army, 1944-1946.
Fellow: American College of Surgeons, New York Academy Medicine, St. Louis Society Colon & Rectal Surgeons, Southwestern Surgical Congress, International College Surgeons. Member: American Medical Association, Columbia College Alumni Association, New York Academy Gastroenterology, Association Military Surgeons United States, Missouri Surgical Society, Missouri Medical Association, St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Association (delegate to Missouri Medical Association 1978-1983), Pan American Medical Association, Aerospace Medical Association, Central States Society Occupational Medicine, American Geriatrics Society, American College Occupational Medical, American Society Colon & Rectal Surgeons, Yale of St. Louis Club.
Married Huguette Adele Herman, April 19, 1965. Children: Edward James, Emily K., Barbara A.