Background
Stehlin,, John Sebastian was born on June 16, 1923 in Brownsville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Sebastian and Princess (King) Stehlin.
Stehlin,, John Sebastian was born on June 16, 1923 in Brownsville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Sebastian and Princess (King) Stehlin.
Student, Vanderbilt University, 1942. Student, Notre Dame University, 1944. Doctor of Medicine, Medical College Wisconsin, 1947.
Intern Milwaukee Hospital, 1947-1948. Resident pathology Baptist Hospital, Memphis, 1948-1949. Resident surgery Milwaukee Hospital, 1949-1952.
Fellow surgery Lahey Clinic, Boston, 1952-1953. Senior fellow surgery University Texas, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, 1955-1956. Fellow surgery Lahey Clinic, Boston, 1956.
Member surgical staff University Texas, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, 1957-1967, assistant surgeon, 1957-1960, associate surgeon, 1961-1967. Assistant professor surgery University Texas Postgraduate School Medicine, Houston, 1957-1960, associate professor, 1961-1963. Associate professor surgery University Texas Postgraduate School Medicine (Graduate School biomedical Sciences), 1963-1967.
Clinical associate professor surgery Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 1967. Member surgical staff St. Joseph Hospital, since 1967. Honorary professor faculty medicine University Republic Uruguay, 1965.
Founder, science director Stehlin Foundation Cancer Research, Houston, since 1969.
Served to captain United States Air Force, 1953-1955. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Association Cancer Research, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, Cancer Association Argentina (honorary), Cancer Society Chile (honorary), International Platform Association, Society Surgical Oncology, Inc., Pan American Medical Association, Society Dermatology Uruguay (honorary), Surgical Society Chile (honorary), Royal Society Medicine, Western Surgical Association, Southwestern Surgical Congress, Southern Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, Texas Surgical Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Salem Surgical Society (honorary), Phoenix Surgical Society (honorary), Harris County Medical Society, Houston Surgical Society, American Judicature Society.
Married Mary Elizabeth Cleary, September 19, 1950 (divorced 1962). 1 child, Mary Cleary.