Background
Corbin, Kendall Brooks was born on December 31, 1907 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of William Sherman and Emma (Heacock) Corbin.
Corbin, Kendall Brooks was born on December 31, 1907 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of William Sherman and Emma (Heacock) Corbin.
Student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1926-1930; AB cum laude, Stanford, 1931; Doctor of Medicine, Stanford, 1935.
Instructor anatomy, Stanford, 1934-1938; National Research Council fellow in medicine, Neurology Institute, Northwestern University, 1937-1938; associate professor anatomy, Tennessee U. then professor and chief division anatomy, Tennessee U., 1938-1946; in charge neurology, Tennessee U., 1943-1945; professor neurology, Mayo Foundation, Minnesota U., and consultant in neurology, Mayo Clinic, 1946-1972; head section neurology, Mayo Clinic, 1956-1963; senior consultant neurology, Mayo Clinic, 1963-1972; president staff, Mayo Clinic, 1968; associate director, Mayo Foundation for Medical Edition and Research, Graduate School of University of Minnesota, 1950-1954; Chairman of the Board development, Mayo Foundation, 1969-1973; emeritus, Mayo Foundation, since 1973. Member residency review committee, neurology and psychiatry, 1952-1956.
Board directors United Fund Rochester, 1962-1968. Member American Medical Association, American Neurological Association, American Academy Neurology, Minnesota Medical Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Eryl Portia Wallace, January 2, 1932. Children: Kendall Wallace, Edwin Malcolm.