Background
Henderson, Melvin Starkey was born on February 18, 1883 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Son of Melvin Brooks, and Emily Grace (Starkey) Henderson.
Henderson, Melvin Starkey was born on February 18, 1883 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Son of Melvin Brooks, and Emily Grace (Starkey) Henderson.
Bachelor of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1906. Doctor of Medicine 1914.
Member staff of Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1907-1950. Professor orthopedic surgery, Mayo Foundation, University of Minnesota, since 1920.
Member staff of Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1907-1950. Fellow American College Surgeons, Academy Orthopedic Surgeons (president 1936). Member American Orthopedic Association (president 1934), American Medical Association, American Board Orthopedic Surgery (president 1934), Clinical Orthopedic Society, Western Surgical Association, Minnesota Medical Association (president 1932), Southern Minnesota Medical Association (president 1918), Minnesota Academy of Medicine, Pan-American Medical Association, International Orthopedic Association, Societas Orthopedica Scandinavica, Societe des Chirurgiens de Paris, Sigma Xi, Nu Sigma Nu.
Mason.
Clubs: University (Rochester), University (Saint Paul).
Married Mabel Christensen, February 10, 1912. Children: Edward Drewry, Melvin Starkey.