Background
Dunnington, John Hughes was born on January 12, 1894 in Farmville, Virginia, United States. Son of Walter Grey and India Wycliffe (Knight) Dunnington.
Dunnington, John Hughes was born on January 12, 1894 in Farmville, Virginia, United States. Son of Walter Grey and India Wycliffe (Knight) Dunnington.
Bachelor of Arts, Hampden-Sydney College, 1911, Doctor of Laws, 1952. Doctor of Medicine, University Virginia, 1915.
Parker (Mistress Jean Cullen). Intern Staten Island Hospital 1915-1917, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York City, 1917-1918. Assistant surgeon New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1920-1926, senior assistant surgeon, 1927-1928.
Adjunct assistant visiting surgeon, eye service Bellevue Hospital, 1926-1928.
Attending ophthalmologist Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic, 1929-1932, assistant director and attending ophthalmologist, 1934-1938, clinical director and attending ophthalmologist, acting director, eye service and attending ophthalmologist, 1942-1944, director Institute ophthalmology, and attending ophthalmologist, now consultant Instructor ophthalmology U. and Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1922-1928, lecturer, 1928-1929.
Assistant professor ophthalmology, New York Postgraduate Medical school and Hospital, associate in ophthalmology College Physicians and Surgical, Columbia, 1928-1930, assistant professor ophthalmology, 1930-1935, associate professor ophthalmology, 1936-1937, associate clinical professor ophthalmology, 1938-1939, professor ophthalmology, 1940-1959, professor emeritus, 1959-1977. Chairman American Board Ophthalmology, 1950-1952.
Served as First lieutenant Medical Corps, United States Army, 1918-1919. American College of Surgeons fellowship Member of the American Medical Association, American Ophthalmological Society, (president 1950-1951), American Board Opthalmology, New York Academy Medical (chairman 1936-1937), New York Opthal.
Society, New York State Medical Society, New York Academy Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Opthalmology and Otolaryngology (president 1958-1959), Medical Society County New York, Phi Beta Kappa, Chi Phi, Phi Rho Sigma.
Clubs: The Virginians, Union (New York City).
Married Genevieve Richards Parker, November 26, 1919.