Background
Penberthy, Grover Cleveland was born on March 1, 1886 in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Son of Edward Rawlings and Ellen Martha (McKernan) Penberthy.
Penberthy, Grover Cleveland was born on March 1, 1886 in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Son of Edward Rawlings and Ellen Martha (McKernan) Penberthy.
Doctor of Medicine University of Michigan, 1910, Master of Science (honorary), 1942. University of Pennsylvania, 1918 (Army assignment).
; children—Philip Edward, Grover Wardner, John McKernan. House officer, New York City Hospital, 1910-1912, deputy medical superintendent, 1912-1913. Began general practice, Detroit, 1913.
Instructor anatomy, Detroit College Medicine (now Medical College, Wayne U.), 1913-1914.
Assistant to Harry North. Torrey, surgeon, 1915-1917. In general practice of surgery, 1919-1942.
In military service, 1942-1946. Surgeon, out-patient clinic, Harper Hospital, Detroit, 1915, junior surgeon Harper Hospital.
1919, surgeon, 1934-1948, chief, general surgery, 1948-1949, and senior surgeon, consultant staff since 1950.
Associate surgeon Childrens Hospital of Michigan, 1919, director department of surgery, 1920, consultant, 1953. Associate surgeon Herman Kiefer Hospital, 1926, also chief of staff Non-resident lecturer, department surgery University of Michigan, 1920-1955, professor emeritus, since 1955, professor clinical surgery, Wayne University, 1935.
Now clinical surgeon at Wayne State University.
Extramural lecturer, Post Graduate School, University of Michigan consultant surgeon, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Jennings Memorial Hospital, Detroit Orthopedic Clinic, Sinai Hospital, Detroit Memorial Hospital and Blain Hospital, surgical director, Michigan Mutual Liability Company, 1946, Consultant Surgeon, Herman Kiefer Hospital, 1946.
Consultant surgeon Veterans Administration Hospital, 1946.
Member of advisory board to Surgeon General Army of the United States, 1951-1952. Member Detroit City Plan commission, since 1957. Served as seaman Michigan Naval Brigade, 1908, hospital steward, 1909.
American College of Surgeons fellow (governor, regent).
Member Society Medical Consultants to Armed Forces (president 1951-1952), Wayne Company Medical Society, Michigan State (president 1935-1936), Medical Society, Detroit Academy Surgery (past president), Detroit Academy of Medicine (past president) Michigan Society Mental Hygiene (past president), Detroit Medical. Club (honorary), Flint (Michigan) Academy Surgery (honorary), Terre Haute (Indiana) Academy Medical (honorary), American Medical Association (representative surgical section, science exhibit 1938-1944.
Mason (Shriner). Clubs: Detroit, University, Athletic, University Michigan (governor 1957), Economic, Torch (Detroit).
Married Elizabeth Wardner, July 16, 1921 (divorced 1939). Children: Philip Edward, Grover Wardner, John McKernan.