Perry Merrill White

Background

White, Perry Merrill was born on October 11, 1925 in Texarkana, Arkansas, United States. Son of Perry Merrill and Mary Gladys (Shelton) White.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Baylor University, 1948; Doctor of Medicine Baylor University, 1953; postgraduate, Vanderbilt University, 1948-1949.

Career

Intern, Veterans Administration Hospital., Houston, 1953-1954; general practice medicine, Spearman, Texas, 1955-1957; resident orthopedic surgery, Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, 1957-1961; private practice orthopedic surgery, Atlanta, 1961-1983; chief, Georgia Adult Amputee Clinic, 1965-1979; active staff, Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children, Decatur, Georgia, 1965-1973; instructor orthopedic surgery residency program, Georgia Baptist Hospital, 1965-1983; orthopedic panelist, Georgia Department Vocational Rehabilitation. Consultant Georgia Crippled Children's Service, 1965-1976.

Achievements

• Perry Merrill White has been listed as a noteworthy Orthopedic surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Former member board directors Haggai Institute, Atlanta, London, Singapore. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons.

Member Southern, Georgia, Atlanta medical associations, Eastern Orthopedic Association, Georgia, Atlanta orthopedic societies, Alpha Kappa Kappa.

Connections

Married Lucy Katherine Freeman, December 23, 1947. Children: Perry Merrill III, Georgia Lynette, Katherine Landis White Long, John David.

Father:

Perry Merrill White

Mother:

Mary Gladys (Shelton) White

Spouse:

Lucy Katherine Freeman

child:

Katherine Landis White Long White

child:

John David White

child:

Perry Merrill III White

child:

Georgia Lynette White