Background
Rankin, Fred Wharton was born on December 20, 1886 in Mooresville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Watson Wharton and Margaret (Houston) Rankin.
Rankin, Fred Wharton was born on December 20, 1886 in Mooresville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Watson Wharton and Margaret (Houston) Rankin.
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson College, 1905. Doctor of Medicine, University Maryland, 1909. Master of Arts, Saint John's College, 1913.
Honorary Doctor of Science, Davidson College, 1937, U. Maryland, 1939, University of Kentucky, 1942.
Doctor of Laws, Temple University, 1943, Northwestern University, 1943. Doctor of Science, University of Louisville, 1947.
Resident surgeon University Hospital, Baltimore, 1909-1912. Assistant demonstrator anatomy and associate in surgery, University Maryland Medical School, 1913-1916. Assistant surgeon Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 1916-1922.
Professor surgery, University of Louisville, 1922-1923.
Served as associate professor surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Mayo Foundation. Surgeon to Mayo Clinic, 1926-1933.
Surgeon to Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, since January 1, 1934. Clinical professor of surgical, University of Louisville, since 1941.
President Interstate Postgraduate Assembly, 1943.
Served as major Medical corpus, United States army, 17 months, World War. Fellow American College Surgeons, American Surgical Association (president 1948-1949), American Medical Association (president 1942), American Proctologic Society (honorary), Southern Surgical Association (past president). Member Eastern Surgical Association, Western Surgical Association, Southern Medical Association, Southeastern Surgical Congress (past president), Minnesota and Kentucky medical societies, Southern Minnesota Medical Society, Society of Clinical Surgery, Visiting Surgeons.
Clubs: Army-Navy, Idle Hour Country, Filson.
Married Edith Mayo, June 12, 1923. Children: Fred Wharton, Edith Graham, Charles Mayo, Thomas Alexander.