Background
III, George Homer Porter, was born on September 7, 1933 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of George Homer Junior and Sallie Mapp (Jacob) P.
medical foundation executive physician
III, George Homer Porter, was born on September 7, 1933 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Son of George Homer Junior and Sallie Mapp (Jacob) P.
AB magna cum laude, Duke University, 1954. Doctor of Medicine with honors, Duke University, 1958.
Intern internal medicine Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1958-1959. Assistant resident medicine, instructor medicine Barnes Hospital, Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, 1959-1960. Senior resident physician The Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1960-1961.
Clinical associate medicine, fellow hematology National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1961-1964. Staff hematologist-oncologist Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, since 1964. Chairman emeritus, department hematology/oncology Ochsner Health Systems.
Trustee, member executive committee Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, since 1973, president, chief executive officer, 1980—2001. President Ochsner Clinic Foundation, since 2001. Principal investigator Southeastern Cancer Study Group, 1973-1978.
Board directors Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, New Orleans, since 1986, Hibernia Corporation, Hiberna National Bank, New Orleans, 1980-1992.
Board directors American Cancer Society, New Orleans, 1978-1989, Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund, since 1980, Leukemia Society of America, 1968-1972, The Chamber, New Orleans, 1984-1988, Business Task Force on Education, New Orleans, since 1985, Bureau Governmental Research, New Orleans, since 1988, Metrovision Partnership, New Orleans, since 1990. Fellow American College of Physicians (life), International Society Hematology. Member American Medical Association, American Bar Association (member section on medical schools), American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Association for Study Lung Cancer (founding), American Federation Clinical Research, American Hospital Association, American Association Clinical Oncology, American Association Hematology, American Society Internal Medicine, International Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Society, Louisiana Medical Society, American Cancer Society, Orleans Medical Society Society Surgical Oncology, American College Legal Medicine (associate-in-medicine, board trustees November/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Task Force, board directors Academy Medical Center Consortium), International Society for Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Education, Association for Health Care Research, Mensa, Sons of the American Revolution, Royal Society St. George, Milton Society, Confrerie chevaliers du Tastevin, New Orleans Country Club, Boston Club, Century Association (New York City), Pickwick Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Virginia Pillow, April 5, 1958. 1 child, Virginia Mapp (deceased).