Gabriel Frederick Tucker

Background

Tucker, Gabriel Frederick was born on June 18, 1924 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Gabriel Frederick and Beatrice (Jarvis) Tucker.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1947; M.D. (Henry Strong Denison scholar), Johns Hopkins University, 1951.

Career

Intern, Graduate Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1951-1952; fellow in bronchoesophagology and laryngeal surgery, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, 1953-1954; resident in otolaryngology, Johns Hopkins University, 1954-1956; instructor, Johns Hopkins University, 1956; assistant professor laryngology and otology, Johns Hopkins University, 1958-1962; in charge bronchoscopic clinic, Johns Hopkins University, 1961-1962; instructor surgery and pharmacology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1956-1958; former clinical professor laryngology and bronchoesophagology, Temple University, Philadelphia professor associate, Chevalier Jackson Clinic, Philadelphia, 1962-1975; previously professor otolaryngology and maxillofacial surgery, Northwestern University School Medicine head division bronchoesophagology-otolaryngology, department communicative disorders, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1975-1986. Visiting faculty University of Pennsylvania, from 1967, Temple University, 1975-1981, Hahnemann Medical College, 1972-1981. Consultant otolaryngology Armed Forces Institute Pathology, Washington, 1976-1986, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1976-1986, Lakeside Veterans Administration Hospital., Chicago, 1976-1986, Rehabilitation Institute Chicago, 1981-1986.

Achievements

• Gabriel Frederick Tucker has been listed as a noteworthy Physician-surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Ear, Nose & Throat Disorders in Children
  • Coronal section atlas, human larynx

Membership

Board of directors Family Services Philadelphia, 1966-1969. Served as ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Honorary member Irish Otolaryngological Society (Sir William Wilde medal 1977), Pacific Coast Ophthalmological and Otolaryng.

Society, Society Military Otolaryngologists, Australian Otolaryng. Society, Illinois Society Otolaryngology. Member American Bronchoesophagological Association (council 1968-1986, president 1974, Chevalier lecturer 1979, Chevalier Jackson award 1982), American Laryngol.

Association (librarian, historian, editor 1977-1983, president 1984-1985), American Council Otolaryngology (president 1975), American College of Surgeons (Board of Governors 1978-1986), American Academy Pediatrics (chairman of the section otolaryngology and bronchoesophagology 1981-1983, program chairman 1983), International Bronchoesophagological Society (executive secretary-treasurer 1983-1986), Pan American Association Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Bronchoesophagology, Royal Society Medicine, Brazilian Society Bronchoesophagology, American Academy Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology (Honor award 1969), Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association, Society U. Otolaryngologists, American Laryngol. Rhinological and Otological Society, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Society for Ear Nose and Throat Advances in Children, Pennsylvania Academy Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Philadelphia County Medical Society, Philadelphia Laryngol. Society (president 1974), College Physicians Philadelphia, Chicago Laryngol.

Society, Institute Medicine Chicago.

Connections

Married Mary Elizabeth O'Brien, June 30, 1947. Children: Beatrice, Gabriel, Mark, Michael, William, Patrick.