Background
Garretson, Henry David was born on June 8, 1929 in Woodbury, New Jersey, United States. Son of O.K. and Mary Marjorie (Davis) Garretson.
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Henry David Garretson
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Bachelor of Science, University Arizona, 1950; Doctor of Medicine Harvard University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, 1968.
Career
Surgical intern, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, 1954-1955;
resident, Montreal Neurological Institute, 1959-1963;
assistant professor neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, 1966-1971;
professor, U. Louisville, 1971-1998;
chairman division neurological surgery, U. Louisville, 1971-1993;
department chairman neurological surgery, 1993-1997;
associate dean clinical affairs School Medicine, U. Louisville, 1975-1979;
director Neuroscience programs School Medicine, U. Louisville, 1979-1982. Individual practice medicine, specializing in neurosurgery, Montreal,1963-1971. With Grantham & Garretson, Louisville, 1971-1990, Neurosurgery Institute Kentucky, since 1990.
Member of staff Humana Hospital U., Norton Children's, VA, Suburban Kentucky Baptist Hospitals, all Louisville. Staff Institute Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1955-1958. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, American Association Neurological Surgeons (board directors 1983-1985, secretary 1985-1986, president elect 1986-1987, president 1987-1988), American Academy Neurological Surgery (president 1991-1992), Congress Neurological Surgeons, Kentucky Neurosurg.
Society, Kentucky Surgical Society, Louisville Surgical Society, Kentucky Medical Association, Society.Neurol. Surgeons, Society U. Neurosurgeons (president 1983-1984), Southern Neurosurg. Society (president 1986-1987), Jefferson County Medical Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Marianna Schantz, July 4, 1964. Children: John, Steven.
