Background
Jordan, George Lyman was born on July 10, 1921 in Kinston, North Carolina, United States. Son of George L. and Sally (Herndon) Jordan.
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George Lyman Jordan
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Bachelor of Science, University North Carolina, 1942; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1944; Master of Science in Surgery, Tulane University, 1949.
Career
Intern, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, 1944-1945;
fellow in surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1947-1949;
fellow in surgery, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, 1949-1952;
private practice medicine specializing in surgery, Houston, since 1952;
instructor surgery, Baylor University College Medicine, Houston, 1952-1954;
assistant professor surgery, Baylor University College Medicine, Houston, 1954-1957;
associate professor, Baylor University College Medicine, Houston, 1958-1964;
professor, Baylor University College Medicine, Houston, since 1964;
clinical professor surgery, University Texas Medical School, Houston, since 1989;
distinguished professor surgery, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 1978;
deputy chief surgery, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, 1961-1968;
chief medical staff, Harris County Hospital District, Houston, 1968-1990;
general director Affiliated Medical Superior vena cava syndrome, 1990-1993. Medical advisor Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Social Security Administration, Region IV, since 1965. Senior consultant surgery National Institute General Medical Sciences, 1966.
Member surgical research training grants committee National Institutes of Health, 1968-1970. Advisor Houston chapter National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis, since 1974.
Achievements
Membership
Member administrative board St. Paul's Methodist Church, since 1963, chairman commission on education, 1967-1969, chairman county on ministries, 1973-1975, pastor-parish relations committee, 1977, chairman, 1978, charge lay leader, 1980-1981, trustee, 1984-1986. Captain Medical Corps, United States Army, 1945-1947. American College of Surgeons fellow (president Southeastern Texas chapter 1966-1967, governor 1976-1982, Chairman of the Board Governors 1980-1982, Executive Committee 1977-1982, regent 1982-1991, vice-Chairman of the Board regents 1989-1991).
Member Western Surgical Association (district representative on exec.com. 1976-1980, president 1984), Pan-Pacific Surgical Association, Southern Surgical Association (president 1984), American Surgical Association (2d vice president 1980), Texas Surgical Society (county member 1975-1978, chairman county 1978, president-elect 1982, president 1983), Houston Surgical Society (president 1980), American Association Surgery Trauma, Society Surgery Alimentary Tract (president 1978, chairman of the board of trustees 1979), University Association Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome, American Association Cancer Research (secretary Southwestern section 1959-1960), Pan American medical associations, American Medical Association (residency review committee for surgery 1974-1980), Harris County Medical Society, American Trauma Society (director Harris County unit since 1974), American Cancer Society (director Texas division 1966-1968), Southwestern Surgical Congress, Transplantation Society, International Cardiovascular Society, Society University Surgeons, Houston Gastroenterological Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, New York Academy Sciences, Collegium International Chirurgiae Digestivae, Southern Society Clinical Investigation, Pancreas Club, American Society Experimental Pathology, Association Advancement Medical Instrumentation, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Florence Fischer Henszey, June 23, 1945. Children: George Lyman III, Florence Elizabeth, Amy Henszey, Jacob Henszey.
