Background
Hershey, Falls Bacon was born on August 16, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles O. and Emma L. (Eby) Hershey.
Hershey, Falls Bacon was born on August 16, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles O. and Emma L. (Eby) Hershey.
Student, Goshen (Indiana) College, 1935-1937; Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1939; Doctor of Medicine Harvard, 1943.
Medical intern, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1943;
surgical intern, assistant resident surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1946-1948;
1st assistant resident surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1948-1951;
research associate biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1948-1950;
teaching fellow surgery, Harvard Medical School, 1952;
chief resident surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1952;
from instructor to associate professor surgery, Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, 1953-1964;
associate professor clinical surgery, Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, 1966-1985;
clinical professor surgery, St. Saint Louis University, since 1985. Chief surgery Veterans Administration Hospital., St. Louis, 1955-1960. Acting chief Hartford Burn Unit, Washington University, 1966-1967.
Professor surgery Chicago Medical Schools. Also department chairman surgery Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, 1964-1966. Director vascular surgery, director blood flow laboratory St. John's Mercy Med.Center, 1974.
(Textbook of Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care)
Vice president Eastern Missouri Experimental Health Services, Inc., Eastern Missouri Professional Review Organization. Member board Missouri Blue Cross Inc. Board directors St. Louis Heart Association.
Councillor Missouri chapter American Cancer Society Served as medical officer United States Public Health Service, 1944-1946. Medical officer United States Ship Charlottesville. Member International Cardiovascular Society, St. Louis County Medical Society (president 1971), Western Surgical Association, Society for Cryobiology, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi.
Married Julia K. Elder, October 15, 1955. Children– Charles O., Laura V., James E., Julian.