Edward Thomas Krementz

Background

Krementz, Edward Thomas was born on April 30, 1917 in Newark. Son of Albert Martin and Agnes Templeton (Aiguier) Krementz.

Education

AB, Wesleyan University, 1939. Doctor of Medicine, University Rochester, 1943.

Career

Assistant in surgery, Yale University, 1943-1948; Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund fellow, Yale University, 1948-1949; instructor surgery, Yale University, 1948-1950; instructor surgery, Tulane University, 1950-1953; assistant professor, Tulane University, 1953-1957; associate professor, Tulane University, 1957-1961; professor, Tulane University, 1961-1988; professor emeritus, Tulane University, since 1988; acting department chairman, Tulane University, 1967-1968, 77-78; cancer teaching coordinator, Tulane University, 1953-1982; director, Tulane Cancer Clinical Research Center, Charity Hospital, 1961-1975; American Cancer Society professor clinical oncology, Tulane Cancer Clinical Research Center, Charity Hospital, 1977-1983; honorary consultant, Charity Hospital honorary consultant, Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, since 1963; consultant, Hotel Dieu, New Orleans, 1959-1987. Chairman, Board Of Directors Louisiana Cancer Consortium, 1985-1995. Surgical consultant several hospitals.

Chairman North America Perfusion Group, 1983-1995.

Achievements

• Edward Thomas Krementz has been listed as a noteworthy surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman board directors Louisiana Tumor Registry, 1974-1981. Chairman, Board Of Directors Charity Hospital Tumor Registry, Louisiana, 1955-1987. Elder St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1980-1987.

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association (co-recipient Hektoen Gold medal 1959), American Assn.Cancer Education (Margaret Hays Edward medal 1989), American Association Cancer Research, Louisiana division American Cancer Society (Aesculpian award 1988), American Society Clin.Oncology, Society Surgical Oncology (Lucy Wortham James Clinical Cancer Research.award 1985), American Surgical Association, Connecticut Tissue Oncology Society, Louisiana State and Orleans Parish Medical Superior vena cava syndrome (Outstanding Physician award 1988), NewOrleans Surgical Society (president 1970), Southern Surgical Association (Shipley Gold medal1964), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Societe International de Chirurgie, Society University Surgeons, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Southern Medical Association(Distinguished Svc. award 1993), S.W. Oncology Group, Surgical Association Louisiana, World Health Organization International Group clinical Study Melanoma, Southern Association for Oncology, Tulane Surgical Society (president 1993), New Orleans Country Club, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Carolyn Butler, October 5, 1946. Children: Edward T. (deceased 1983), Anne Butler Bigliani, Cynthia Aiguier Geoghegan, David George, Elizabeth Avery Guice.

Father:

Albert Martin Krementz

Mother:

Agnes Templeton (Aiguier) Krementz

Spouse:

Carolyn Butler

child:

Anne Butler Bigliani Krementz

child:

David George Krementz

child:

Elizabeth Avery Guice Krementz

child:

Cynthia Aiguier Geoghegan Krementz

child:

Edward T. Krementz (deceased 1983)