Background
Laws, Henry L. was born on February 24, 1933 in Columbus, Mississippi, United States.
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Henry L. Laws
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Bachelor of Science, U. Mississippi, 1954; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1956.
Career
Intern, Jefferson Davis Hospital, Houston, 1956-1957;
resident in surgery, U. Alabama Hospitals, Birmingham, 1957-1961;
surgeon, Anniston (Alabama) Memorial Hospital, 1962-1973;
surgeon, U. Hospital, since 1973;
surgeon, Norwood Clinic, Inc., Birmingham, since 1982;
surgeon, director surgical education, Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, since 1982. Surgeon Veterans Administration Hospital., Birmingham, since 1973. Scientist Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, 1975-1982.
Associate professor surgery U. Alabama, 1973-1982, dir.surgeon's assistant program, 1974-1981, assistant professor, 1975-1982, clinical professor surgery, since 1982.
Achievements
Membership
Member of Executive Committee Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1975-1982. Medical advising committee Red Cross. Test committee National board Medical Examiners, 1978-1983, chairman, 1979.
Member Committee Allied Health education and Accreditation, 1983-1985. With United States Army, 1961-1962. Member American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons (senior, Chairman of Commission 1978-1981, 85-89), Southeastern Surgical Congress (counsellor since 1982, vice president 1988-1989), Southern Medical Association, Southern Surgical Association, Southern Association Oncology, Birmingham Academy Medicine, Birmingham Surgical Society (president 1987), Jefferson County Medical Society (president 1987), Association Program Dirs. in Surgery, Collegium International Chirurgiae Digestivae, John W. Kirklin Society, Society Surgery of Alimentary Tract, Will C. Sealy Surgical Society, Southern Surgeon's Club.
Connections
Children: Hank, Lauren, Susan.
