Background
Carithers, Hugh Alfred was born on July 21, 1913 in Winder, Georgia, United States. Son of Hugh A. and Starr (Blasingame) Carithers.
Carithers, Hugh Alfred was born on July 21, 1913 in Winder, Georgia, United States. Son of Hugh A. and Starr (Blasingame) Carithers.
Bachelor of Arts, Emory University, 1933; Doctor of Medicine Emory University, 1937.
Intern, Germantown Dispensary, Philadelphia, 1937-1939; resident, St. Christophers Hospital of Philadelphia, 1939-1940; resident, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1940-1941; practice medicine specializing in pediatrics, Jacksonville, Florida, since 1945; chief pediatrics, Jacksonville Hospitals Education Program, 1958-1969; chief department pediatrics, St. Vincent's Hospital, 1952-1964; staff president, St. Vincent's Hospital, 1956-1958. Clinical professor pediatrics U. Florida College Medicine, since 1969.
Served with Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1941-1945. Fellow American Public Health Association. Member Florida Pediatric Society (president 1949-1950), Duval Medical Society (president 1963-1964, Florida Yacht Club, The River Club (Jacksonville), Phi Delta Theta, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Clubs: Florida Yacht, The River (Jacksonville).
Married Cornelia Davis Morse, July 27, 1942. Children: Susan (Mistress John F. Callender), Hugh Alfred, Starr (Mistress Roy W. Waddell).