Background
Thow, George Bruce was born on March 24, 1930 in Toronto. Son of George and Helen Bruce (Smith) Thow. came to the United States, 1965.
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George Bruce Thow
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Doctor of Medicine, University Toronto, 1954.
Career
Intern, Toronto East General Hospital, 1954-1955;
general practice medicine, Toronto, 1955-1956;
instructor anatomy, U. Toronto
resident in general and colon and rectal surgery, Mayo Postgraduate School Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, 1957-1963;
general, colon and rectal surgeon, Lockwood Clinic, Toronto, 1963-1965;
founder and director colon and rectal residency program, University of Illinois Medical school and Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, 1974-1985;
director department colon and rectal surgery, Carle Clinic Associations, Urbana, Illinois, 1974-1985;
clinical associate, School Basic Medical Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1973-1977;
clinical assistant professor, College Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1975-1978;
clinical associate professor, College Medicine, University of Illinois, 1978-1985;
professor clinical nutrition, department food science, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1981-1985;
practice medicine specializing in colon and rectal surgery, Chattanooga, since 1985. Vice chairman Residency Review Board in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1980-1982. Active American Board Medical Specialties, 1979-1984.
Member interspecialty board American Medical Association, Chicago, 1974-1980.
Achievements
Membership
Cmty. coordinator Urbana convention Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, Illinois, 1967-1984. Fellow Royal College Surgeons (Canada) (certified 1963), American College of Surgeons (credentials com.1980-1982). Member Priestley Surgical Society, Mid-West Colon and Rectal Surg.Soc.
(president 1985-1986), Canada Association General Surgeons, American Board of Colon andRectal Surgery (chairman examination com.1980-1983, president 1983-1984, advisory county 1989), Society Surgery Alimentary Tract, American Cancer Society (president ChampaignCounty unit 1975-1977, Illinois Top Ten award 1973-1974), United Ostomy Association (founding member Champaign-Urbana chapter).
Connections
Married Marion Bernice Perry, September 7, 1956. Children— Deborah, George, Helen, Catherine.
