Background
Schilling, John Albert was born on November 5, 1917 in Kansas City, Missoury. Son of Carl Fielding and Lottie Lee (Henderson) Schilling.
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John Albert Schilling
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Bachelor of Arts with honors, Dartmouth College, 1937; Doctor of Medicine Harvard University, 1941.
Career
Intern, then resident in surgery, Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, 1941-1944;
member of faculty, U. Rochester (New York) Medical School, 1945-1953;
assistant professor surgery, U. Rochester (New York) Medical School, 1955-1956;
professor surgery, head Department, University Oklahoma Medical School, 1956-1974;
professor surgery, U. Washington Medical School, Seattle, since 1974;
department chairman, U. Washington Medical School, 1975-1983;
professor emeritus, U. Washington Medical School, since 1988. Member board science counselors National Cancer Institute, chairman, 1969. Also member diagnosis subcommittee breast cancer task force.
Chairman advising committee to surgeon general on metabolism of trauma Army Medical Research and Development Command. Member surgery study section, division research grants National Institutes of Health. Chief surgery USAFSch.
Aviation Medicine, 1953-1955. Consultant Surgeon General United States Air Force, 1959-1975.
Achievements
Membership
Served to major Medical Corps United States Air Force, 1953-1955. Member American College of Surgeons (Board of Governors, Chairman of Commission surgical education in medical schools, 1st vice president 1977-1978), American S., Western, Pan-Pacific, N. Pacific, Pacific Coast surgical.assns., Society University Surgeons, Southwestern Surgical Society, Central Surgical Society, Southwestern Surgical Congress (honorary member 1978), Oklahoma Surgical Association (president 1970-1971, honorary member 1974) American Association Surgery Trauma, Surgical Biology Club, American Physiological Society, Society Surgical Chairman, American Trauma Society, Seattle Surgical Society, Society Experimental Pathology, Society Surgery Alimentary Tract, Explorers Club, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Lucy West, June 8,1957 (deceased). Children: Christine Henderson, Katharine Ann, Jolyon David, John Jay. Married Helen R. Spelbrink, May 28, 1979.
