Background
Keene, Floyd Elwood was born on October 9, 1881 in Kewanee, Illinois, United States. Son of John Elam and Lalla Rooke (Robinson) Keene.
Keene, Floyd Elwood was born on October 9, 1881 in Kewanee, Illinois, United States. Son of John Elam and Lalla Rooke (Robinson) Keene.
Graduated from the high school, Peoria, Illinois, 1899. Doctor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, 1904.
Began practice at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1906. Instructor, later associate in gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, 1908-1927, William Goodell professor gynecology, since 1927. Gynecologist University Hospital.
Consulting gynecologist Chestnut Hill, Bryn Mawr and Abington Memorial hospitals.
Served as major Medical corpus, United States army, Base Hospital Northern 20, 1917-1919. Fellow American Gynecological Society (president 1932), American College Surgeons, Philadelphia College Physicians, Philadelphia Academy Surgery.
Married Martha Bussiere, of Chatel Guyon, France, January 27, 1919. Children: Martha Jeannette, John Clark.