John English Deitrick

Background

Deitrick, John English was born on April 13, 1905 in Watsontown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edgar Dentler and Capitola H. (Heine) Deitrick.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Princeton, 1929. Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins, 1933.

Career

Intern Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1933-1934. Resident medicine New York Hospital, 1934-1936. Assistant Cornell Medical College, 1934-1936, instructor, 1936-1942, assistant professor clinical medicine, 1942-1944, associate, 1944-1952.

Director 2d Cornell Medical Division, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1946-1949. Director survey medical education American Medical Association and Association American Medical Colleges, 1949-1952. Magee professor medicine Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1952-1957.

Dean professor medicine Cornell University Medical College, 1957-1969. Executive director Association Medical Schools Greater New York, since 1969. President New York Academy Medicine, 1970.

Attending physician New York Hospital, New York City. Director Prudential Insurance Company, Prudential Life Insurance Company, Newark. Board Directors New York City division American Cancer Society.

Achievements

• John English Deitrick has been listed as a noteworthy physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Medical Schools in the United States at Mid-Century

Membership

Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Medical Association, Harvey Society, Pennsylvania, New York County medical societies, New York Academy Medicine, College Physicians Philadelphia, Association American Physicians, Association American Medical Colleges (president 1963-1964), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Century Association University (New York City).

Connections

Married Dorothy Geib, May 9, 1936. Children– Sarah, John, William.

Father:

Edgar Dentler Deitrick

Mother:

Capitola H. (Heine) Deitrick

Spouse:

Dorothy Geib

child:

William Deitrick

child:

John Deitrick

child:

Sarah Deitrick