John Morrison Head

Background

Head, John Morrison was born on July 29, 1926 in Columbia, Missouri, United States. Son of Guy Vernon and Mabel Louise (Hurst) Head.

Education

AB, U. Missouri, 1946; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1950.

Career

Surgical resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1950-1951, 53-57; associate R.H. Sweet, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1957-1961; staff surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1957-1979; chief surgical service, Veterans Administration Hospital., White River Junction, Vermont, since 1979; from instructor to assistant professor, Harvard University, Boston, 1957-1979; professor surgery, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., since 1979. Founder, surgical consultant Bay State Medical Foundation, Massachusetts.

Achievements

• John Morrison Head has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Public Health Service, 1951-1953. Fellow American College of Surgeons (tri-state), New England Surgical Society. Member Massachusetts Medical Society (former executive councillor), Boston Surgical Society.

Interests

• Avocation: music performance.

Connections

Married Avis Marion Clarke, April 5, 1952.

Father:

Guy Vernon Head

Mother:

Mabel Louise (Hurst) Head

Spouse:

Avis Marion Clarke