James Forest Lind

Background

Lind, James Forest was born on November 22, 1925 in Fillmore, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of James Forest and Isabella (Pringle) Lind.

Education

Doctor of Medicine C.M., Queen's U., 1951.

Career

Intern, Hamilton (Ontario) General Hospital, 1951-1952; resident in pathology, Hamilton (Ontario) General Hospital, 1952-1953; fellow in anatomy, Queen's U., 1953-1954; fellow in medicine, Queen's U., 1954-1955; fellow in surgery, 1955-1956; registrar in surgery, Liverpool, 1956-1958; fellow in physiology, Mayo Foundation, 1958-1960; lecturer in surgery, U. Manitoba, 1960-1962; assistant professor surgery, U. Manitoba, 1962-1964; associate professor, U. Manitoba, 1964-1966; professor, U. Manitoba, 1966-1972; head department surgery, U. Manitoba, 1969-1972; professor, department chairman surgery, McMaster U., 1972-1979; professor, department chairman surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1979-1994; professor emeritus, Eastern Virginia Medical School, since 1994; director surgery, Medical Center Hospitals, Norfolk, Virginia, 1979-1994; chief surgery, Sentara Hospitals, 1991-1994; honorary consultant attending staff, Norfolk General Hospital honorary consultant attending staff, Leigh Memorial Hospital, Norfolk honorary consultant attending staff, De Paul Hospital, Norfolk practice medicine specializing in surgery, Norfolk, 1979-1995. Visiting professor U. B.C., 1966, U. Alberta, 1967, U. Saskatchewan, 1968, Royal Victoria Hospital, 1969, McGill University, 1969, U. Calgary, 1969, Memorial U., Newfoundland, 1973, Harvard University, 1972, numerous others.

Achievements

• James Forest Lind has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Royal Canadian Air Force, 1943-1945. Lieutenant commander RCN(R), 1948-1965. Member Royal College Physicians and Surgical Canada, Canada Association Clinical Surgeons, Canada Assn Gastroenterology (president 1972), Canada Society Clinical Investigation, American Surgical Association, Central Surgical Association, Mayo Alumni Association, Society Surgical Chairman, Society University Surgeons, Society Surgery Alimentary Tract, Australian Computer Society, American Medical Association, Virginia Medical Society, Virginia Surgical Society, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Society American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (president 1986), American Motility Society, Association Academy Surgery, Norfolk Medicine Academy, Esophageal Club, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Dorothy Anne Berlette, August 23, 1950. Children: Heather, James, Scott, Robert, Gregory.

Father:

James Forest Lind

Mother:

Isabella (Pringle) Lind

Spouse:

Dorothy Anne Berlette

child:

James Lind

child:

Gregory Lind

child:

Scott Lind

child:

Robert Lind

child:

Heather Lind