Background
Blady, John Valentine was born on December 16, 1905 in Milwaukee. Son of Valentine and Kathryn (Grolewski) Blady.
Blady, John Valentine was born on December 16, 1905 in Milwaukee. Son of Valentine and Kathryn (Grolewski) Blady.
Bachelor of Science, University Wisconsin, 1929. Doctor of Medicine, Duke University, 1932.
Surgical intern, Duke Medical School, 1932-1933; resident radiology, Temple University Hospital, 1933-1935; surgical resident, postgraduate cancer surgery Rockefeller fellow, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1936-1939; private practice, Philadelphia, 1939-1985; director tumor clinic, Temple University Medical Center, 1940-1970; clinical professor surgery, Temple University Health Sciences Center, 1950-1976; professor emeritus, Temple University Health Sciences Center, 1976-1985; attending surgeon, Paoli (Pennsylvania) Memorial Hospital, 1976-1985. Member grant review committee United Fund of Philadelphia.
Board directors Philadelphia division American Cancer Society, 1945-1971, president, 1959-1960, honorary life member, 1971-1985. Member American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, Philadelphia County Medical Society (board directors 1956-1968, president 1967), Society Surgical Oncology (president 1947-1948), Wainwright Tumor Clinic Association (president 1957-1958), American Radium Society (secretary 1968, president 1971-1972), Society Head and Neck Surgeons, Pennsylvania Medical Society (president 1977-1978), Philadelphia College Physicians (council 1972-1975), Philadelphia Academy Surgery, Medical Club Philadelphia, American Society for Contemporary Medicine, Defense Orientation Conference Association, Drs. Golf Association Philadelphia (president 1968).
Clubs: Philadelphia Country, Union League (Philadelphia). Atlantic City Country.
Married Mary Esther Fisher, August 9, 1939 (deceased 1962) children: John Fisher, Kathryn Diane Blady McNeill. 1 stepchild, Mary Frances Dina Pomerantz. Married Rose Dina Cadman, October 20, 1962.