Background
Graettinger, John Sells was born on June 24, 1921 in Ontario, California, United States. Son of Rupert Frederick and Alice (Sells) Graettinger.
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John Sells Graettinger
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Candidate Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1943; Doctor of Medicine Harvard, 1945.
Career
Intern, Harvard Medical Service, Boston City Hospital, 1945-1946; assistant resident, Harvard Medical Service, Boston City Hospital, 1946, 48-49; research assistant cardiology and internal medicine, United States Naval School Aviation Medicine, Pensacola, Florida, 1949-1953; director section cardio-respiratory diseases, department medicine, Presbyterian Hospital, also Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1953-1968; chairman division medicine, Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1966-1970; assistant professor, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1953-1958; associate professor, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1958-1964; professor medicine, University of Illinois College Medicine, 1964-1970; professor medicine, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Rush Medical College also dean student and faculty affairs at college, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Rush Medical College, 1970-1972; university marshall, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Rush Medical College, 1973-1992; dean, Rush U., 1972-1985; executive vice president, National Resident Matching Program, 1975-1989; private consultant, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
President Bishop Anderson Foundation, 1960-1962, board directors, 1954-1970. Board directors Chicago Heart Association, Chicago Area Planned Parenthood, Music of the Baroque. Served to lieutenant United States Navy, 1946-1953.
Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Society Clinical Investigation, Central Society Clinical Research, Association University Cardiologists (councillor 1964-1969, president 1969-1970), Chicago Society Internal Medicine (vice president 1970-1971, president 1971-1972), Institute Medicine Chicago, New York Academy of Sciences Clubs: Harvard (Chicago) (chairman scholarship committee 1962-1964, director 1968-1989, director Naples Florida chapter since 1993), University (Chicago), Yacht (Chicago), Sailing & Yacht (Naples), Cosmos (Washington).
Connections
Married Elizabeth Dun Shorey, June 29, 1946. Children– John Sells, William Frederick, Alan Mitchell, Robert Shorey, George Douglass.
