Linton Andin Whitaker

Background

Whitaker, Linton Andin was born on November 16, 1936 in Navasota, Texas, United States. Son of Ira Andin and Lena Rivers (Stedman) Whitaker.

Education

Bachelor, University Texas, 1958; Doctor of Medicine, Tulane University, 1962.

Career

Intern, Montreal General Hospital, 1962-1963; resident in general surgery, Dartmouth Affiliated Hospitals, Hanover, N.H., 1965-1969; resident in plastic surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1969-1971; chief plastic surgery, Graduate Hospital, 1971-1977; chief plastic surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, since 1987; attending surgeon, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, since 1971; chief plastic surgery, Children's Hospital Philadelphia, since 1981; attending surgeon, Children's Hospital Philadelphia, since 1971; vice president medical staff, Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, 1992-1994; president medical staff, Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1994-1996; attending physician, Veterans Administration Hospital., since 1971; attending physician, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1971-1977; associate in plastic surgery, School Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1971-1973; assistant professor in plastic surgery, School Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1973-1976; associate professor, School Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1976-1981; professor, School Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1981; founder, director center human appearance, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, since 1988. Visiting professor Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1976, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, 1977, Cleveland Clinic, 1980, Wilmington Medical Center, 1980, South Australia Craniofacial Unit, Adelaide, Australia and New Zealand, 1981, U. Hawaii, 1983, Brown U., Providence, 1983, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1984, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1984, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1986, U. Pittsburgh, 1988, University of California, San Diego, 1992, Ohio Valley Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1992, New York University, 1994. Curts visiting professor Dartmouth U. Medical Center, Hanover, N.H., 1990, Kazanjian visiting professor Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1990.

First Seiichi Ohmori Memorial lecturer All Asiatic Congress on Aesthetic Surgery, Tokyo, 1988. Visiting speaker Institute Cosmotology and Institute Stomatology, Moskow, Russia, 1985, visiting professor Seoul National U. and visiting speaker Korean Society for PlasticSurgeons, 1994. Honorary visiting speaker Chinese Plastic Surgery Society, Beijing, 1996.

Lecturer, speaker at universities, associations in field.

Achievements

• Linton Andin Whitaker has been listed as a noteworthy Plastic surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Army Medical Corps, 1963-1965. Fellow American College Surgeons, American Society Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (honorary). Member American Medical Association (member county science affairs, diagnostic and therapeutic technical assessment reference panel 1982), American Association Plastic Surgeons (member program committee 1988, chairman 1989, Research grantee 1984-1985), American Surgical Association, American Alpine Workshop in Plastic Surgery (foundingmem.), American Cleft Palate Association (chairman committee classification craniofacial anomalies 1976-1980, member program committee for 1978 meeting 1977, member long-range planning committee 1980, member county 1981-1984, chairman international relations committee 1981-1983), American Cleft Palate Ednl.

Foundation (board directors 1975-1984, Chairman.rsch. committee 1975-1978, chairman instructional courses 1980-1981), American Society Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society Craniofacial Surgery (member county since 1992), American Society Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society Plastic and ReconstructiveSurgeons (member public rels committee 1974-1976, member plastic surgery speakersbur. since 1977), American Society Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Ednl. Foundation (chairman educational assessment committee, maxillofacial truama and craniofacial anomalies 1975-1978, member clinical symposia committee 1978-1982, chairman clinical symposia committee 1981-1982), International Cleft Palate & Related Craniofacial Anomalies Society (member program committee 1981, 89), International Society Aesthetic Surgery, International Society Craniofacial Surgeons (founding member, organizer, member Executive Committee since 1987, sec and treasurer 1993-1995, president 1995-1997), Philadelphia Medical Society, Philadelphia Academy Surgery, College Physicians Philadelphia, Association Academy Surgery, Northeastern Society Plastic Surgeons New York (chairman programcom. 1987, member programcom.

1988), Plastic Surgery Research Council, JohnMorgan Society, Robert H. Ivy Society, The Columbian Society Plastic, Maxillofacial and Hand Surgery (honorary), Academia Medica Lombarda (Italy, honorary). Sociedad Jamie Planas de Cirugia Plastica (Spain, honorary), Mount KenyaSafari Club (honorary), Society Former Residents and Associations Plastic Surgery (honorary), Japan Society Craniomaxillofacial Surgeons (honorary), asian Pacific Cranofacial Association, Philadelphia Club, Merion Cricket Club.

Interests

• Avocations: mountaineering, skiing, wines.

Connections

Married Renata Grasmanis, December 20, 1963. Children: Derek Andin (deceased), Ingrid Marlena, Brandon Andrew.

Father:

Ira Andin Whitaker

Mother:

Lena Rivers (Stedman) Whitaker

Spouse:

Renata Grasmanis

child:

Brandon Andrew Whitaker

child:

Ingrid Marlena Whitaker

child:

Derek Andin Whitaker (deceased)