Eugene Leonard Watkins

Background

Watkins, Eugene Leonard was born on January 4, 1918 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George Joseph and Marcella Katherine (Akels) Watkins.

Education

Bachelor of Arts with honors in biology, Clark University, 1940. Doctor of Medicine (Hood scholar), Harvard University, 1943.

Career

Intern, Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, 1944. Resident in surgery, 1944-1946, 49-50, assistant resident in surgery, 1948-1949. Fellow in surgery, clinical research fellow Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1947-1948.

Practice medicine specializing in surgery, New York City, 1950-1956, Morristown, New Jersey, 1950-1990, Denville, New Jersey, 1956-1985, Boonton, New Jersey, 1961-1985.

Member of staff Morristown Memorial Hospital, 1950, vice department chairman surgery, 1974-1977, chairman, 1959-1961, member corporation. Consultant surgeon Saint Clare"s Hospital, Denville, New Jersey, Riverside Hospital, Boonton, New Jersey, Community Medical Center, Morristown.

Courtesy surgical staffSt. Luke"s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York City. Assistant clinical professor surgeryRutgers U. College Medicine and Dentistry, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1972-1985.

Assistant clinical professor surgery Columbia University College Physicians and Surgical, 1985-1990.

Vice president chairman finance committee Morristown Board Health, 1954-1956.

Achievements

• Eugene Leonard Watkins has been listed as a noteworthy surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to First lieutenant, Army of the United States, 1946. Diplomate American Board Surgery. Fellow American College of Surgeons (chairman New Jersey Advisory Committee 1965-1977, chairman New Jersey State committee Trauma, 1960).

Member New Jersey, Morris County medical societies, American Medical Association, Society Surgeons New Jersey (1st vice president 1982, president 1983), American Thoracic Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Harvard Medical Society New York (president 1960-1961), West Side Medical Society, Roosevelt Hospital Alumni Association.

Clubs: Harvard (New York City), Morristown, Morristown Field. Achievements include development of spring-loop surgical suture holder.

Connections

Married Victoria Peake Watkins, September 23, 1944. Children: Roswell Peake, Priscilla Welles.

Father:

George Joseph Watkins

Mother:

Marcella Katherine (Akels) Watkins

Spouse:

Victoria Peake Watkins

child:

Roswell Peake Watkins

child:

Priscilla Welles Watkins