Joseph Gerald Fortner

Background

Fortner, Joseph Gerald was born on May 30, 1921 in Bedford, Indiana, United States. Son of Everett Rex and Lula Alice (Robbins) Fortner.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1944; Doctor of Medicine, University of Illinois, 1945; Master of Science in Immunology, Birmingham (England) University, 1965.

Career

Intern, St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1945-1946; resident in pathology, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1948-1949; surgical resident, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1949-1951; surgical resident, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1952-1954; clinical assistant surgeon, assistant to clinical director, Memorial Hospital, 1955-1959; assistant attending surgeon, Memorial Hospital, 1958-1966; associate attending surgeon, Memorial Hospital, 1966-1969; attending surgeon, Memorial Hospital, 1969-1994; chief gastric and mixed tumor service, Memorial Hospital, 1970-1978; chief surgical research service, Memorial Hospital, 1978-1991; associate chairman for laboratory affairs department surgery, Memorial Hospital, 1978-1984; chief division surgical research, Memorial Hospital, 1968-1977; chief, General Motors Surgical Research Laboratory, 1977-1992; instructor surgery, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York City, 1954-1958; assistant professor clinical surgery, Sloan-Kettering Institute, 1958-1964; clinical assistant professor surgery, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1964-1970; associate professor surgery, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1970-1972; professor, Cornell Univercity Medical College, since 1972.

Achievements

• Joseph Gerald Fortner has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Accomplishments in Cancer Research 1992.
  • Accomplishments in Cancer Research 1988.
  • Accomplishments in Cancer Research 1987 (General Motors Cancer Research Foundation)
  • Accomplishments in Cancer Research. 1995 Prize Year. General Motors Cancer Research Foundation
  • Accomplishments in Cancer Research 1994
  • Accomplishments in Cancer Research 1986

Membership

President General Motors Cancer Research Foundation, 1978-1996, president emeritus, since 1996, also member, trustee. Member World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Evaluationof Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment of Melanoma. Served with United States Army, 1946-1948.

Fellow American College of Surgeons, New York Academy Sciences, Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh (honorary). Member American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Cancer Research, American Gastroenterological Association, American Radium Society, American Society Clinical Oncology, European Society Experimental Surgery, Harvey Society, Society Surgical Oncology, New York County, New York State medical societies, American Surgical assosiation, New York Surgical Society, Society University Surgeons, Hellenic Surg.Soc. (honorary), Chicago Surgical Society, Korean Surgical Society, American Society Transplant Surgeons, Transplantation Society, New York Cancer Society, Economics Club of New York, Explorer Club New York, Metropolitan Club New York, Madison Beach Club, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Roberta Olson, November 4,1948. Children: Kathleen Alice Fortner Lewis, Joseph Junior.

Father:

Everett Rex Fortner

Mother:

Lula Alice (Robbins) Fortner

Spouse:

Roberta Olson

child:

Kathleen Alice Fortner Lewis Fortner

child:

Joseph Junior Fortner