Background
Farrell, John Joseph was born on September 6, 1917 in Seneca, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Thomas Emmett and Caroline Mae (Nugent) Farrell.
Farrell, John Joseph was born on September 6, 1917 in Seneca, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Thomas Emmett and Caroline Mae (Nugent) Farrell.
AB, Loras College, 1938. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1942.
Intern, St. Joseph's Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, 1942-1943; resident surgery, Albany (New York) Hospital and Albany Medical College, 1946-1950; instructor then assistant professor surgery, Albany Medical College professor surgery, department chairman, Miami (Florida) School Medicine, 1954-1961; clinical professor surgery, Miami (Florida) School Medicine, 1962-1965; surgeon-in-chief, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, 1954-1961; director surgery, Coral Gables (Florida) Veterans Administration Hospital., 1956-1961; director surgery, Kendall Hospital, Miami, 1958-1963. Board directors John Elliott Blood Bank, Dade County, 1956-1965, Dade County chapter American Cance Society, 1958-1965, Palm Beach County chapter American Cancer Society, 1966-1983.
Captain Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow experimental surgery Dazian Foundation, American College of Surgeons (board governors 1960-1963). Member Pan. American Medical Association, American Medical Association, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Society Surgery Alimentary Tract, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, Florida Association General Surgeons (president 1972-1974), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Children: Mary Eileen, John Joseph, Patricia Annual.