Background
Murphy, John Harry was born on September 10, 1889 in Omaha. Son of James and Anna (Westropp) Murphy.
Murphy, John Harry was born on September 10, 1889 in Omaha. Son of James and Anna (Westropp) Murphy.
Bachelor of Arts, Creighton University, 1910, Master of Arts, 1913, Doctor of Medicine 1915. Graduated from Army Medical School, 1918. Postgraduate New York PostGrad.
Hospital and Medical School, 1920.
Intern, Saint Vincents Hospital, Portland, Oregon, 1915-1916. Intern Saint Louis Children’s Hospital, 1916, resident, 1916-1917. With department pediatrics Creighton U. Medical School, 1920-1961, successively instructor, became professor, 1946, clinical professor emeritus, 1964-1971, professor emeritus, from 1971, head department pediatrics, 1946-1961.
Medical director Meyer Children’s Therapy Center, 1961-1967.
President medical staff Children’s Memorial Hospital, 1951, 60-61. Trustee Nebraska Society Crippled Children.
Served as Lieutenant Medical Corps, United States Army, 1918-1920. Fellow American Medical Association, American Academy Pediatrics (state chairman, life, delegate International Polio Congress 1954, International Pediatric Congress 1956), American College of Physicians. Member American Thoracic Society, M.W. (president 1950-1951), Nebraska (president 1936) pediatric societies, Omaha MidWest Clinical Society (president 1951-1952), Nebraska Tuberculosis Association (president 1940-1944, 47-51), National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, World Medical Association, New York Academy of Medicine, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Rho Sigma.
Club: Omaha.
Married Irene A. Langdon, March 4, 1919.