Background
Gaspar, Max Raymond was born on May 10, 1915 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Edgar Mathias and Mabel Agnes (Teefey) Gaspar.
Gaspar, Max Raymond was born on May 10, 1915 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Edgar Mathias and Mabel Agnes (Teefey) Gaspar.
Bachelor, Morningside College, 1936. Bachelor of Science, University South Dakota, 1938. Doctor of Medicine, University Southern California, 1941.
Instructor in surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1947-1948;
instructor in surgery, College Medical Evangelists, Los Angeles, 1948-1950;
instructor in surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, 1950-1953;
assistant clinical professor surgery, College Medical Evangelists, 1953-1955;
assistant professor surgery, College Medical Evangelists, 1955-1959;
associate clinical professor surgery, Loma Linda U., 1959-1963;
clinical professor surgery, Loma Linda U., 1963-1966;
clinical professor surgery, University of Southern California, 1966-1990;
emeritus professor surgery, University of Southern California, since 1990. Chief surgery Los Angeles County/University of California at Los Angeles Harbor General Hospital, 1958. Attending surgeon Los Angeles County/University of Southern California General Hospital, 1955-1991, consulting surgeon, since 1991.
Director vascular surgery Loma Linda U., 1956-1966.
Director Catholic Welfare Board, Long Beach, California, 1960-1962, American Heart Association, Long Beach, 1964-1965, American Cancer Society, Long Beach, 1967-1970. Trustee St. Mary's Foundation, Long Beach, 1985-1994. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1943-1946.
Fellow American College Surgeons. Member American Surgical Association, Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (president 1979-1981), Society International de Chirurgie, Society for Vascular Surgery.
Married Virginia Hunter, June 2, 1938 (divorced November 1968). Children: Karen, Thomas, James, Susan, Mary Ann. Married Lia Sylvia Rista, January, 25, 1969.