Henry Pancoast Pendergrass

Background

Pendergrass, Henry Pancoast was born on January 29, 1925 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Eugene Percival and Rebecca (Barker) Pendergrass.

Education

Student, United States Naval Academy, 1944-1946; AB, Princeton University, 1948; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1952; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1969.

Career

Intern, Pennsylvania Hospital, 1953-1954; member of staff and faculty, University of Pennsylvania Medical school and University Hospital, Philadelphia, 1953-1958, 60-61; clinical assistant in neuroradiology, Institute Neurology Queen Square, London, 1959-1960; member of staff and faculty, Harvard University Medical school and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1958-1959, 61-76; professor radiology, Vanderbilt University School Medicine, Nashville, 1976-1995; professor emeritus, Vanderbilt University School Medicine, Nashville, since 1995; vice chairman, Vanderbilt University School Medicine, Nashville, 1976-1989; Adjunct Professor radiology, University of Pennsylvania School Medicine, Philadelphia, since 1996.

Achievements

• Henry Pancoast Pendergrass has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, radiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member cancer control review committee National Cancer Institute, 1975-1979. Board of directors state and local division American Cancer Society, 1976-1985. Member Project Hope Medical Mission, Peru, 1962.

Trustee Harpeth Hall School, Nashville, 1983-1988. With United States Army, United States Navy, 1943-1946. Fellow American College Radiology (life member, benefactor, counselor, steering committee 1968-1973, board chancellors 1977-1981, appointee to American Medical Association house of deals since 1997), American Medical Association (member House of Delegates since 1986, section on medical hs. since 1979, graduate medical education advising committee 1994-1997, chair 1996, Distinguished Svc.

Gold medal 1994), Council Medical Specialty Socs., American Roentgen Ray Society, British Institute Radiology, Eastern Radiological Society (president, trustee 1968-1972, science program chairman 1964, 72, 79), Association University Radiologists, Massachusetts Radiological Society (vice president 1967-1968, 75-76), Massachusetts Medical Society (counselor 1968-1976), Nashville Academy Medicine (Chairman of Commission on ethics 1981-1982), Radiological Society North America (board directors 1972-1977, chairman 1975-1976, president-elect and president 1977-1978, Gold medal 1984, trustee Radiological Society of North America Research and Education Foundation (secretary-treasurer 1988-1990), appointee to American Medical Association house of deals 1986-1997, secretary-treasurer 1988-1990), American Society Emergency Radiology, Tennessee Medical Association, Tennessee Radiological Society (president-elect, thenpres. 1985-1986, Executive Committee 1984-1988), Middle Tennessee Radiological Society (president 1984-1985, secretary, treasurer 1985-1994), Society Thoracic Imaging, Society Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Sigma Xi, Delta Psi.

Connections

Married Carol Lowe Dodson, August 27, 1960 (deceased August 1993). Children: Sharon (deceased August 1993), Lisa (deceased August 1993), Deborah, Margaret. Married Carol Minster Roberts, October 2, 1994.

Father:

Eugene Percival Pendergrass

Mother:

Rebecca (Barker) Pendergrass

Spouse:

Carol Lowe Dodson

Spouse:

Carol Minster Roberts

child:

Sharon Pendergrass (deceased August 1993)

child:

Lisa Pendergrass (deceased August 1993)

child:

Margaret Pendergrass

child:

Deborah Pendergrass