Background
Folk, Frank Anton was born on December 15, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank A. and Anna (Pilisauer) Folk.
Folk, Frank Anton was born on December 15, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank A. and Anna (Pilisauer) Folk.
Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1945; postgraduate, University of Wisconsin, 1945-1946; Doctor of Medicine, University of Illinois, 1949.
Rotating intern, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1949-1951; resident in general surgery, Cook County/Columbus Hospital, Chicago, 1951; resident in general surgery, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1954-1957; surgeon, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1958-1969; director of surgery, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1969-1972; member of faculty Stritch School Medicine, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, since 1958; professor surgery Stritch School Medicine, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, 1972-1996; professor emeritus, since 1997; research fellow, Hektoen Institute, Chicago, 1959-1964; assistant chief surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital., Hines, Illinois, 1972-1995; chief surgical service, Veterans Administration Hospital., Hines, Illinois, 1995-1996.
Unit president, Executive Board American Cancer Society, Chicago, 1972-1989. Member president's advising committee Benedictine U., Lisle, Illinois, 1965-1990. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1951-1953, Korea.
Fellow American College of Surgeons (governor, chairman general surgery Chicago commission on trauma 1975-1983, president metropolitan chapter 1977-1978, member SESAP committee II and III, instructor American College of Surgeons advanced trauma life support course 1980-1987). Member American Surgical Association, American Association for Surgery of Trauma, Association Military Surgeons of the United States, Association for Academy Surgery, Society for Surgery of Alimentary Tract, Association VA Surgeons, Collegium International Chirurgiae Digestivae, Center Surgical Association, Midwest Surgical Association (president 1974-1975), Western Surgical Association, Illinois Surgical Society (president 1971-1972), Chicago Surgical Society (president 1989-1990), Institute Medicine of Chicago.
Married Lorna C. Hill, June 18, 1949;children: Laura, Lawrence, Patricia, Elizabeth, Thomas, James, Mary, Tracy Ann, William.