George Elbert Omer

Background

Omer, George Elbert was born on December 23, 1922 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Son of George Elbert and Edith May (Hines) Omer.

Education

Bachelor, Fort Hays State University, 1944; Doctor of Medicine, Kansas U., 1950; Master of Science in Orthopaedic Surgery, Baylor University, 1955.

Career

Commissioned First lieutenant, United States Army, 1949; advanced through grades to colonel, 1967; retired, United States Army, 1970; rotating intern, Bethany Hospital, Kansas City, 1950-1951; resident in orthopaedic surgery, Brooke General Hospital, San Antonio, 1952-1955; resident in orthopaedic surgery, William Beaumont General Hospital, El Paso, Texas, 1955-1956; chief surgery, Irwin Army Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas, 1957-1959; consultant in orthopaedic surgery 8th Army, Korea, 1959-1960; assistant chief orthopaedic surgery, chief hand surgeon, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Denver, 1960-1963; director orthopaedic residency training, Armed Forces Institute Pathology and Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1963-1965; chief orthopaedic surgery and chief, Army Hand Surgical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center, 1965-1970; consultant in orthopaedic and hand surgery, Surgeon General Army, 1967-1970; professor orthopaedics, surgery, and anatomy, department chairman orthopaedic surgery, chief division hand surgery, U. New Mexico, 1970-1990; medical director physical therapy, U. New Mexico, 1972-1990; acting assistant dean graduate education School Medicine, U. New Mexico, 1980-1981. Member active staff U. New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, since 1970, chief of medical staff, 1984-1986. Consultant staff other Albuquerque hospitals.

Consultant orthopedic surgery United States Public Health Service, 1966-1985, United States Army, 1970-1992, United States Air Force, 1970-1978, VA, since 1970. Consultant Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children, since 1970, interim medical director, 1970-1972, 86-87, member board advisors, 1972-1976, chair, 1994-1996.

Achievements

• George Elbert Omer has been listed as a noteworthy Orthopaedic surgeon, hand surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association (president 1988-1989, executive director 1989-1993), American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons, Association Orthopaedic Chairman, New Mexico Orthopaedic Association (president 1979-1981), Louisiana Orthopaedic Association (honorary), Korean Orthopaedic Association (honorary), Peru Orthopaedic Society (honorary), Caribbean Hand Society, American Society Surgery Hand (president 1978-1979), American Association Surgery of Trauma, Association Bone and Joint Surgeons, Association Military Surgeons United States, Riordan Hand Society (president 1967-1968), Sunderland Society (president 1981-1983), Society Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, Brazilian Hand Society (honorary), South America Hand Society(honorary), Groupe D'Etude de la Main, British Hand Society, Venezuela Hand Society (honorary), South African Hand Society (honorary), Western Orthopaedic Association(president 1981-1982), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Russell A. Hibbs Society (president 1977-1978), 38th Parallel Medical Society (Korea) (secretary 1959-1960). Member American Medical Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Wendie Vilven, November 6, 1949. Children: George Eric, Michael Lee.

Father:

George Elbert Omer

Mother:

Edith May (Hines) Omer

Spouse:

Wendie Vilven

child:

Michael Lee Omer

child:

George Eric Omer