Background
Edwards, George Alva was born on October 19, 1916 in Killeen, Texas, United States. Son of John Clem and Maude May (Lam) Edwards.
Edwards, George Alva was born on October 19, 1916 in Killeen, Texas, United States. Son of John Clem and Maude May (Lam) Edwards.
Bachelor of Arts, Howard Payne College, 1939; postgraduate, N. Texas State College, 1946; Doctor of Medicine, University Texas, Southwestern Medical School, 1950.
Intern, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1950-1951; resident, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1952-1953; resident, Duke Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, 1951-1952; resident, Firmin Desloge Hospital, St. Louis, 1953-1954; assistant chief medical service, VA, St. Louis, 1954-1955; chief medical service, Veterans Administration Hospital, McKinney, Texas, 1955-1959; chief medical service, Pittsburgh, 1959-1966; assistant chief medical service, Dallas, 1966-1968; chief of staff, Dallas, 1972-1984; associate chief staff for extended care, Dallas, 1984-1985; chief medical service, Cincinnati, 1968-1972; assistant professor, Southwestern Medical School, University Texas, Dallas, 1955-1959; associate professor, Southwestern Medical School, University Texas, Dallas, 1966-1968; professor medicine, Southwestern Medical School, University Texas, Dallas, 1972-1986; emeritus professor, Southwestern Medical School, University Texas, Dallas, since 1987; assistant dean, Southwestern Medical School, University Texas, Dallas, 1973-1984; associate professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1959-1966; professor, U. Cincinnati, 1968-1972.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1940-1946. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Winnie Belle Landes, January 23, 1946. Children– Karen Leigh, David Glen.