Background
Caldwell, Guy A. was born on January 24, 1891 in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. Son of Rufus Lusk and Frances (Hill) Caldwell.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Guy A. Caldwell
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, University Mississippi, 1911. Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1914.
Career
Instructor fractures, Emory University, 1919-1922; assistant surgeon, Scottish Rite Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia., 1919-1922; chief surgeon, Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1922-1923; visiting orthopedic surgeon, Shreveport Charity Hospital, 1923-1938; professor orthopedics, Tulane University, 1939-1950; professor emeritus, Tulane University, from 1957; chairman orthopedic division, Tulane University, 1950-1954. Senior visiting orthopedic surgeon Charity Hospital and Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, 1939-1944. Head department orthopedics Ochsner Clinic, from 1942, Foundation Hospital, from 1944.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman emeritus surgical advisory board Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children. Trustee Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation. Fellow American College of Surgeons.
Member American Medical Association (member council on medical education and hospitals), American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons (past president), American Orthopedic Association, American Surgical Society, Southern Surgical Association, International Society Orthopedic Surgeons, International Society Surgery, Mexican Society Orthopedic Surgeons (honorary), Boston Club.
Connections
Married Lettie Mae Wheat, October 26, 1934. Children: Marie Muriel (Mistress Lem Wootten), Mignon (Mistress Charles W. Morse Junior), Marjorie Cade (Mistress Thomas R. Howell), Marc.
-
Born
-
Resting place
Deceased -
Nationality
American -
Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
Democrat