Background
Wilson, Harwell was born on May 23, 1908 in Lincoln, Alabama, United States. Son of Joseph Harwell and Linda Louise (Harrison) Wilson.
Wilson, Harwell was born on May 23, 1908 in Lincoln, Alabama, United States. Son of Joseph Harwell and Linda Louise (Harrison) Wilson.
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1928, Doctor of Medicine 1932.
Intern, research fellow in surgery University of Chicago Clinics, 1932-1933. Research fellow surgery University of Chicago, 1933-1934, assistant resident surgery, 1934-1937, resident surgical pathology, 1937-1938, chief resident, instructor surgery, 1938-1939. Member of faculty U. Tennessee, Memphis, 1939-1977, professor surgery, 1948-1977, department chairman, 1948-1974.
Surgeon in chief City of Memphis Hospitals, 1948-1974. Senior staff member Baptist Memorial Hospital, also past president staff. Cons Kennedy Veterans Administration Hospital., Crippled Childrens Hospital, LeBonheur Childrens Hospital.
Visiting staff Methodist and St. Joseph Hospital.
Served to Lieutenant col, Military Cross, Australia, World World War II. Member Australian Computer Society (president Tennessee chapter 1960, national treasurer 1962-1977), American Surgical Association (1st vice president 1976), Southeastern Surgical Congress (president 1963), American Medical Association, American, Southern (president 1970) surgical associations, Society University Surgeons, Society Clinical Surgery, Society Vascular Surgery, Society Surgery Alimentary Tract (president 1964-1965), Excelsior Surgical Society, International Society Surgery, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Kappa Kappa.
Married Helen Cobb, January 18, 1941. Children: Linda Helen, Margaret Marie, William Harwell.