Background
Lockwood, John Salem was born on October 2, 1907 in Shanghai, China. Son of William Wirt and Mary Rebecca (Town) Lockwood.
Lockwood, John Salem was born on October 2, 1907 in Shanghai, China. Son of William Wirt and Mary Rebecca (Town) Lockwood.
Bachelor of Arts, De Pauw University, 1928. Doctor of Medicine Harvard, 1931. Medical Doctor of Science, College of Physicians and Surgical Columbia, 1937.
Intern in surgery Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1932-1934, junior and senior fellow in surgery, 1934-1937. Instructor in surgery and fellow in surgical research University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1937-1939, assistant professor surgical research, acting director department, 1942-1944. Associate in surgery and director tumor clinic Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1940-1942.
Professor surgery Yale, also associate surgeon New Haven Hospital, 1944-1946.
Professor surgery Columbia University and attending surgeon Presbyterian Hospital, since 1946. Chief division surgery, commission on medical research Office of Scientific Research and Development, Washington, 1944-1946.
Member commission on surgery and commission on chemotherapy National Research Council, and surgery study section National Advisory Health Council, United States Public Health Service, Washington. Civilian member commission on medical science National Research and Development Board, National Military Establishment, since 1948.
Member American, New York County medical associations, Society U. Surgeons (president 1948), American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Surgical Association, Society of Clinical Surgery, Philadelphia College Physicians, New York Surgical Society, Australian Computer Society, New York Academy of Medicine, Harvey Society, American Association for Cancer Research, Phi Kappa Psi, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Sigma Xi. Member editorial board Christopher’s Textbook of Surgery, Annals of Surgery.
Married Dorothy East. Tufts, October 1, 1932. Children: Elinor Towne, Marcia Robinson, Dorothy Tufts.