Background
Hammond, George Denman was born on February 5, 1923 in Atlanta. Son of Percy W. and Elizabeth (Denman) Hammond.
educator medical researcher physician
Hammond, George Denman was born on February 5, 1923 in Atlanta. Son of Percy W. and Elizabeth (Denman) Hammond.
Bachelor of Arts, University North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1944; Doctor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1948.
Intern, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1948-1950;
resident, Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, 1950, 52-53;
research associate, University of California at San Francisco, 1954-1955;
instructor pediatrics, University of California at San Francisco, 1955-1956;
assistant professor, University of California at San Francisco, 1956-1957;
assistant professor pediatrics School Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1957-1960;
associate professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1960-1964;
professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1964;
founding director Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1971-1981;
founding director University of Southern California Kenneth Norris Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1978-1981;
associate dean School Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1981-1985;
associate vice president health affairs, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1985;
president, chief Executive officer, National Childhood Cancer Foundation, Arcadia, California, since 1989. Associate hematologist Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, 1957-1960, head division hematology-oncology, 1960-1971. Chairman children's cancer study group National Cancer Institute, 1968-1992, member Cancer Research Center review committee, 1972-1974, presidential appointee national cancer advisory board, 1974-1980.
Visiting investigator Institute Genetica Medica, U. Turin, Italy, 1964-1965. Governor's appointee Cancer Advisory Council, State of California. Principal investigator, director national pediatric research programs T.J. Martell Foundation, since 1981.
Member medical advisory board National Leukemia Broadcast Council. Volunteer American Cancer Society, board directors California division, national director-at-larte, 1982-1994, chairman task force on children and cancer, chairman medical and science committees, member Executive Committee, national officer director, since 1995. Commander Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1943, 50-52.
Fellow American Academy Pediatrics. Member American, Western societies pediatric research, American Association Cancer Education, International Union Against Cancer, International Society Hematology, American Society Clinical Oncology, American Society Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (Distinguished Career award 1992), American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Hematology, American Association Cancer Research, Association American Cancer Institutions, Society Surgical Oncology (Lucy Wortham James award 1984), American Pediatric Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Société Internationale Oncologie Pediatrique.
Married Florence Williams, March 30, 1946. Children: Lane Elizabeth Hammond Clark, Christopher Scott, Bruce Benedict, Kirk Denman.