Background
Cave, Henry Wisdom was born on July 30, 1887 in Paducah, Kentucky, United States. Son of William Edward and Nell (Wisdom) Cave.
Cave, Henry Wisdom was born on July 30, 1887 in Paducah, Kentucky, United States. Son of William Edward and Nell (Wisdom) Cave.
Bachelor of Arts, Centre College, 1909, Doctor of Laws, 1956. Doctor of Medicine Johns Hopkins, 1913. Honorary Doctor of Science, U. Kentucky, 1956.
Intern Johns Hopkins and Roosevelt hospitals, Baltimore, New York City, 1913-1917. Practice of surgical, New York City, since 1919. Professor clinical surgery, College of Physicians and Surgical, 1945-1953.
Chief 1st surgical division Roosevelt Hospital, 1933-1953.
Consultant, trustee Roosevelt Hospital Captain, Medical Corps, American Expeditionary Force, World War I. Regent Australian Computer Society, 1940-1952. Advisory board; president 1950-1951, fellow Southern Surgical Associations, Royal Society Medicine, Section of Surgery, London (honorary), Royal College Surgeons, Edinburgh (honorary), consultant member American Surgical Association, Society Clinical Surgery, New York Surgical Association, Medical and Surgical Society New York, New York Academy of Medicine, Clinical Research Society, Practitioners’ Society New York, New York Gastroenterol. assosiation, New York Surgical Society (past president), Clinical Society (past president), L’Academie de Chirurgie, Paris, France.
Member American Surgical Association, Society Clinical Surgery, New York Surgical Association, Medical and Surgical Society New York, New York Academy of Medicine, Clinical. Clubs: University, Century.
Married Mary Thompson, April. Children: Nina Wisdom, Ann Saffarans, Mary Eleanor.