Background
Cordes, Frederick Carl was born on June 12, 1892 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Frederick and Marie (Schwilk) Cordes.
Cordes, Frederick Carl was born on June 12, 1892 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Frederick and Marie (Schwilk) Cordes.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity California, 1914, Doctor of Medicine 1918, Doctor of Laws, School Medicine, 1962.
Engaged in private practice, specializing in ophthalmology, since 1919. Chairman division ophthalmology, Medical School, University of California, 1934-1959, clinical professor ophthalmology, since 1934. Civilian consultant in ophthalmology to surgeon general United States Army, since 1943, to surgeon general United States Navy, since 1946.
Consultant ophthalmology California Board Public Health, 1949-1953.
Consultant National Society for Prevention Blindness, 1949, board directors, 1955-1957. Member National Interprofl.
Committee on Eye Care, 1951-1954. Associate chief examiner National Board Medical Examiners, 1948-1954.
Director Ophthalmic Public Company Trustee Heed Ophthalmic Foundation, Francis I. Proctor, Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology, 1954.
Member American Board Ophthalmology (chairman 1949). Member subordinate-committee ophthalmology National Research Council, 1953-1958. Member Eye Research Fund, since 1954.
Member Executive Committee International Congress Ophthalmology, 1954.
American College of Surgeons fellow (advisory council ophthalmology 1956. Member of the American Medical Association (chairman of the section ophthalmological 1945), California Medical Society (chairman of the section ophthalmological 1930), American Ophthalmological Society (president 1956), American Academy Ophthalmology and Otology (president 1953), San Francisco Opthal.
Round Table (president 1950), San Francisco Medical Society (press consultant panel 1955), American Committee on Optics and Visual Physiology, Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Chi Rho. Clubs: Bohemian, Menlo Country (San Francisco).
Married Faun Hope Lancaster, September 4, 1920 (divorced). Children: Virginia Dayle, Fauno Lancaster.