Background
Hines, Merrill Odom was born on November 17, 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Hulon Hunter and Ava Ione (Odom) Hines.
Hines, Merrill Odom was born on November 17, 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Hulon Hunter and Ava Ione (Odom) Hines.
Bachelor of Science, Millsaps College, 1931. Doctor of Science (honorary), Millsaps College, 1992. Doctor of Medicine (Commonwealth fellow from Mississippi), Tulane University, 1936.
Intern, Baroness Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, 1936-1937;
resident, Baroness Erlanger Hospital, 1937-1938;
chief resident surgery, Baroness Erlanger Hospital, 1938-1939;
staff surgeon, Tylertown (Mississippi) Hospital, 1939-1942;
member of staff, Alton Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, 1945-1980;
head department proctology, Alton Ochsner Clinic and Ochsner Foundation Hospital, 1945-1962;
head department proctology, Ochsner Foundation Hospital, 1947-1962;
president staff, Ochsner Foundation Hospital, 1951-1952;
assistant medical director, Ochsner Clinic, 1954-1960;
member board management, medical director, Ochsner Clinic, 1960-1975;
senior visiting surgeon, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1956-1980, visiting surgeon emeritus, since 1980;
courtesy staff, Sara Mayo Hospital, New Orleans, 1954-1970;
senior associate surgery, Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, 1953-1964;
courtesy staff, Flint-Goodrige Hospital, New Orleans, 1949-1974;
faculty clinical surgery, Tulane University Medical School, 1949-1964;
professor, Tulane University Medical School, 1964-1980. Consultant Illinois Central Hospital, New Orleans, 1960-1970, Illinois Central R.R., 1958-1975. Consultant group practice of medicine Department Health, Edition and Welfare, 1966-1970.
Member United States Government Health Insurance Benefits Advisory Council, 1968-1971. Member of national drug advising committee Food and Drug Administration, 1972-1974. Consultant subcommittee on physicians' reimbursement HIBAC, 1971-1974.
Member Coordinating Council on Medical Education, 1972-1976.
Board directors American Cancer Society Greater New Orleans, since 1957, secretary, 1957-1958, vice president, 1959-1960, president, 1961-1962, member executive committee, 1962-1970. Member Louisiana State Board Nurse Examiners, 1962-1966. Co-chairman health committee New Orleans Chamber of Commerce, 1962-1968.
Member Advisory Board Medical Speciality, 1962-1972, member executive committee, 1968-1970. Regent Institute for Professional Standards, 1974-1976. Trustee Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, secretary-treasurer, 1963-1970, president, 1970-1974, chairman board trustees, chairman executive committee trustees, 1974-1980.
Member Louisiana State Manpower Council, chairman, 1976-1983. Member Louisiana State Coordinating Council, 1976-1980. Served to captain Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1942-1944.
American College of Surgeons fellow (board governors 1966-1975, president Louisiana chapter 1972-1973). Member American Medical Association (chairman secretary proctology 1963, alternate delegate and delegate 1963-1980, Distinguished Service award 1983), Southern Medical Association (treasurer 1954-1955), Orleans Parish Medical Society, Louisiana Medical Society, American Proctologic Society (president 1961-1962), Mid West Proctologic Society, Southeastern Proctologic Society (president 1954), New Orleans Surgical Society (co-founder, treasurer 1945, director 1977-1978), Southeastern Surgical Society, Louisiana Surgical Society, Alton Ochsner Surgical Society, Alumni Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation Fellows Association (1st president 1954-1956), New Orleans Graduate Medical Assembly, Alpha Omega Alpha. Clubs: Louisiana (New Orleans), Round Table (New Orleans), International House (New Orleans).
Married Margaret McLaurin Davis, August 24, 1937. Children: Margaret Anne, Merrill Odom.