Background
Pierce, George Emory was born on July 15, 1933 in Washington, Iowa, United States. Son of George Owens and Jessie (Culver) Pierce.
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George Emory Pierce
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Student, University Utah, 1951-1952; Bachelor of Science, U. Wyoming, 1955; postgraduate, Johns Hopkins University, 1955-1956; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1960.
Career
Intern, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1960-1961;
resident in surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1961-1962, 64-65;
resident in general and thoracic surgery, U. Washington, Seattle, 1965-1969;
assistant professor surgery, U. Washington, Seattle, 197--71;
assistant professor surgery, U. Colorado, Denver, 1971-1972;
associate professor surgery, U. Kansas, Kansas City, 1972-1977;
professor.surgery, U. Kansas, Kansas City, since 1978;
attending surgeon, chief surgical service, VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Missoury, since 1979;
attending surgeon, U. Kansas Medical Center. Member medical advisory board National Kidney Foundation Kansas and We. Missouri, since 1976.
Board directors Midwest Organ Bank, Kansas City, Kansas, since 1974, president, 1980-1981.
Achievements
Membership
Lieutenant colonel United States Public Health Service, 192-64. Member American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, American Association Cancer Research, American Association Immunologists, American College Cardiology, American Society Transplant Surgeons, American Surgical Association, Assn.for Academy Surgery, Association VA Surgeons, Control Surgical Association, Halsted Society, International Surgical Society, Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, Reticuloendothelial Society, Society for Surgical Oncology, Society University Surgeons, Society for Vascular Surgery, Southwestern Surgical Congress, Transplantation Society, Western Surgical Association, Western Trauma Association, Wyandotte County Medical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Carolyn Bell, October 6, 1962. Children: Cathryn Lynn Pollinger, William Brooks.
