Background
Fahlund, George Thorwald was born on November 27, 1914 in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. Son of George Alvin and Anna (Kinell) Fahlund.
Fahlund, George Thorwald was born on November 27, 1914 in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. Son of George Alvin and Anna (Kinell) Fahlund.
Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1936; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1938; Master of Science in Surgery, University of Minnesota, 1948.
Intern Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, 1938-1940. Fellow Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940-1944. Chief of surgery Halloran General Hospital, Staten Island, New York, 1945-1946.
Private practice Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1946-1953. Chief of surgery Great Falls (Montana) Clinic, 1953-1960. Surgical staff Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, 1960-1967.
Associate director Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, Chicago, 1967-1970. Executive director and medical director Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Center, Grand Rapids, 1970-1977. Director medical education Bay County Medical Education, Inc., Bay City, Michigan, 1977-1980.
Industrial medical practice Savannah River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina, 1980-1986.
Elder Presbyterian Church, since 1970. Captain United States Army Medical Corps, 1944-1946. Member International Rotary, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Angie Christine Vandenberg, June 29, 1939. Children: George Gregory, Gretchen Ann, Susan, Michael Jay.