Background
Buchanan, John Jenkins was born in 1855 in Wellsville, Ohio, United States. Son of James G. and Amanda F. (Jenkins) Buchanan.
Buchanan, John Jenkins was born in 1855 in Wellsville, Ohio, United States. Son of James G. and Amanda F. (Jenkins) Buchanan.
Bachelor of Arts, Western University of Pennsylvania (now University of Pittsburgh), 1877, Master of Arts, 1880. Doctor of Medicine Medical Department, University of Pennsylvania, 1881. Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Washington and Jefferson College, 1904.
Professor surgery, University of Pittsburgh, 1900-1915 and since 1921. Also chief of staff and chief surgeon, Mercy Hospital.
Fellow American Surgical Association.
Married Ellen Grier, 1887.