Background
III, John Crothers Vanatta, was born on April 22, 1919 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of John Crothers and Ida Lahr (Raub) V.
educator physician physiologist
III, John Crothers Vanatta, was born on April 22, 1919 in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Son of John Crothers and Ida Lahr (Raub) V.
Bachelor, Indiana University, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, Indiana University, 1944.
Intern, Wayne County General Hospital, Eloise, Michigan, 1944-1945; resident in internal medicine, Wayne County General Hospital, Eloise, Michigan, 1946-1947; fellow in physiology, pharmacology, Southwestern Medical College, Dallas, 1947-1948; fellow in experimental and internal medicine, Southwestern Medical College, Dallas, 1948-1949; instructor physiology, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, 1949-1950; assistant professor, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, 1950-1953; associate professor, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, 1953-1957; professor physiology, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, since 1957; Robert W. Lackey professor physiology, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, 1987-1989; professor physiology, Southern Methodist U. Dallas, Dallas, 1969-1980; professor physiology, Baylor College Dentistry, Dallas, since 1992; member of staff, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, 1953-1957; member of staff, Veterans Administration Hospital., Dallas, McKinney, Texas, 1956-1958. Consultant division nuclear education training Atomic Energy Commission, 1964-1967.
Scouter, Circle 10 council Boy Scouts American, Dallas, 1963-1978. Vice president Lutheran Health Care Council N. Texas, 1975-1980, president, 1980-1981. Served as Lieutenant(junior grade) Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946, PTO. Member American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physiological Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Phi Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Delta Tau Delta.
Married Carol Lee Geisler, July 30, 1944. Children: Lynn Ellen, Paul Richard.