James Samuel Binkley

Background

Binkley, James Samuel was born on July 31, 1908 in Guymon, Oklahoma, United States. Son of James Garfield and Nellie Irene (Keller) Binkley.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Oklahoma, 1929; AB, U. Oklahoma, 1930; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1932.

Career

Chief resident surgeon, Rockefeller Clinic fellow, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1939; research fellow, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1936-1940; medical director, American Society for Control Cancer Inc., American Cancer Society, 1940-1946; member surgical staff chest department, Memorial Cancer Center private practice, New York City, 1940-1942; organizer, Cancer Center, Bethesda Naval Hospital and Long Beach Naval Hospital, 1942-1946; senior surgeon, Los Angeles Tumor Institute, 1946-1950; associate professor surgery, U. Oklahoma Medical School, Oklahoma City, 1950-1980. Member of staff Baptist Memorial, Mercy, Presbyterian and University hospitals. Medical director Standard Life & Accident Insurance Company.

Consultant to insurance industry.

Achievements

• James Samuel Binkley has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon, oncologist, radiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant Commander Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Oklahoma Medical Society, California Medical Society, New York Medical Society, LosAngeles Medical Society, New York City Medical Society, Oklahoma City Medical Society, CountyMed. Society, Oklahoma City Surgical Society, Society Head and Neck Surgeons, American Radium Society, James Ewing Society, Kiwanis, Lake Aluma Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Phi.

Phi Delta Theta.

Connections

Married Kathrine Bretch, March 8, 1941. Children: Donald James, Keith Bretch.

Father:

James Garfield Binkley

Mother:

Nellie Irene (Keller) Binkley

Spouse:

Kathrine Bretch

child:

Keith Bretch Binkley

child:

Donald James Binkley