Background
Carmichael, Francis Abbott was born on June 30, 1909 in Goodland, Kansas, United States. Son of Francis Abbott and Rosemary (McCloskey) Carmichael.
Carmichael, Francis Abbott was born on June 30, 1909 in Goodland, Kansas, United States. Son of Francis Abbott and Rosemary (McCloskey) Carmichael.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Kansas, 1930. Postgraduate (Oxford exchange scholar) McGill University, 1933. Nuffield Institute, University of Oxford, 1942.
Doctor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1934.
Master of Science in Neurological Surgery, University of Minnesota, 1938.
Intern, Kansas Missouri General Hospital, 1934-1935. Fellow Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1935-1938, consultant in neurology, 1938-1939. Practice medicine specializing in neurological surgery, Kansas City, 1939-1960.
Director, chief neurosurgery service Kansas City Municipal Hospital, 1939-1957.
Senior neurosurgery consultant Veterans Administration Hospital. Senior attending neurosurgery consultant, chief surgical department Saint Lukes Hospital.
Consultant neurosurgeon United Presbyterian Railroad Attending neurosurgeon Saint Marys, Saint Joseph, Baptist, Menorah hospitals (all Kansas City).
Served to major, Military Cross, Australia, 1942-1946. Diplomate American Board Neurological Surgery, National Board Medical Examiners. American College of Surgeons fellow, International College Surgeons.
Member of the American Medical Association, Missouri, Jackson County medical societies, American Association Neurological Surgeons, Congress Neurological Surgery, Southern Neurosurg.
Society, Southwestern Surgical Congress, Society Internationale de Chirurgie, Kansas City Surgical Society, Kansas City South.W. Clinical Society, Kansas City Academy Medicine, Kansas City Anatomical Society (co-founder), Kansas City Neurosurg. Society (founder, past president), Military Order World Wars, American Legion, American Radio League, Inernat.
Amateur Radio Union, Radio Society Great Britain, DX Century.
Married Deloras Van Peyma, April. Children: Francis Abbott III, Carol C. (Mistress Gerald East. Staab).