Background
Rhoads, Jonathan Evans was born on May 9, 1907 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward G. and Margaret (Ely Paxson) Rhoads.
Rhoads, Jonathan Evans was born on May 9, 1907 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward G. and Margaret (Ely Paxson) Rhoads.
Bachelor, Haverford College, 1928. Doctor of Science (honorary), Haverford College, 1962. Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1932.
D. Medical Science, University Pennsylvania, 1940. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1960. Doctor of Science (honorary), Swarthmore College, 1969.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Hahnemann Medical College, 1978. Doctor of Science (honorary), Duke University, 1979. Doctor of Science (honorary), Medical College Ohio, 1985.
Doctor of Science (Medical) (honorary), Medical College Pennsylvania, 1974. Doctor of Science (Medical) (honorary), Georgetown University, 1981. Doctor of Science (Medical) (honorary), Yale University, 1990.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Thomas Jefferson University, 1979.
Intern, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1932-1934;
fellow, instructor surgery, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 1934-1939;
associate surgery, surgical research, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Graduate School Medicine, 1939-1947;
assistant professor surgical research, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Graduate School Medicine, 1944-1947;
assistant professor surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Graduate School Medicine, 1946-1947;
associate professor, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Graduate School Medicine, 1947-1949;
J. William White professor surgical research, University of Pennsylvania, 1949-1951;
professor surgery, Graduate School Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1950;
professor surgery and surgical research, University of Pennsylvania School Medical, 1951-1957;
professor surgery, University of Pennsylvania School Medical, 1957-1959;
provost, University of Pennsylvania, 1956-1959;
provost emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, since 1977;
John Rhea Barton professor surgery, department chairman surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 1959-1972;
professor surgery, University of Pennsylvania, since 1972;
acting director Harrison department surgical research, University of Pennsylvania, 1944-1946;
assistant director, University of Pennsylvania, 1946-1959;
director, University of Pennsylvania, 1959-1972;
chief surgery, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, 1959-1972;
chairman medical board, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, 1959-1961;
director surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, 1972-1974. Surgical consultant Pennsylvania Hospital, Germantown (Pennsylvania). Member of staff Hospital of University of Pennsylvania.
Member board public education, City of Philadelphia, 1965-1969. Co-chairman Philadelphia Mayor's Commision on Health Aspects of Trash to Steam Plant, 1986, chief justicePa. Committee on Philadelphia Traffic Court.
Former member board of managers Haverford College, chairman, 1963-1972, president corporation, 1963-1978, emeritus board of managers since 1989. Board of managers Friends Hospital of Philadelphia, since 1952. Trustee Coriell Institute Medical Research, 1957-1990, vice president science affairs, 1964-1976, life trustee, since 1990.
Trustee General Motors Cancer Research Foundation 1978-1998. Chairman of the board of trustees Measey Foundation. Trustee emeritus Bryn Mawr College.
Member committee in charge Westtown School, 1962-1994, emeritus, 1994. Treasurer Germantown Friends School. Consultant Bureau State Services, VA, 1963.
Consultant to division medical science National Institutes of Health, 1962-1963. National advisory general medical science council United States Public Health Service, 1963. Advisory council Life Ins.Med.
Research Fund., 1961-1966. President Philadelphia division, 1955-1956. Chairman advanced.commn. on research on pathogenesis of cancer American Cancer Society, 1956-1957, delegate, 1956-1961, director at large, since 1965, president, 1969-1970, past officer director, 1970-1977, honorary life member, since 1977.
Chairman surgery advising committee Food and Drug Administration, 1972-1974. Chairman National Cancer Advisory Board, 1972-1979. Member.Am. Board Surgery, 1963-1969, senior member, since 1969.
Trustee John Rhea Barton Surgical Foundation. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (secretary medical science section 1980-1986), American Medical Writers Association, American Surgical Association, American Philosophical Society (secretary 1963-1966, president 1976-1984, Jonathan E. Rhoads lecturer endowed, since 1997), American College of Surgeons (regent, chairman board regents 1967-1969, president 1971-1972), Royal College Surgeons (England) (honorary), Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh (honorary), Deutsches Gesellschaft für Chirurgie (correspondent), Association Surgeons India (honorary), Royal College Physicians and Surgeons Canada (honorary), College Medicine South Africa (honorary), Polish Association Surgeons (honorary), Royal College Surgeons in Ireland (honorary), Benjamin Franklin Fellow Royal Society Arts. Member Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (foreign), American Public Health Association, Association American Medical Colleges (chairman council academy societies 1968-1969, distinguished service member since 1974), Federation American Societies Experimental Biology, American Association Surgery Trauma (Fitts lecturer, 1995), American Society Clinical Nutrition, American Trauma Society (founding member, chairman board directors 1986-1994, Curtis Artz award 1996), American Medical Association (co-recipient Goldberger award 1970, Doctor Rodman and Thomas G. Sheen award 1980), Pennsylvania Medical Society (member judicial council 1991-1994, vice chairman 1994-1996, chairman 1996, Distinguished Service award 1975), Philadelphia County Medical Society (president 1970, Strittmater award 1968), College Physicians Philadelphia (vice president 1954-1957, president 1958-1960, Distinguished Service award 1987), member board Trustees Philadelphia Academy Surgery (president 1964-1966, Annual Oration named for Jonathan E. Rhoads 1985), Philadelphia Physiological Society (vice president 1945-1946), American Surgical Association (president 1972-1973, Distinguished Service medal, trustee foundation, vice chairman 1992-1996, chairman 1997, co-recipient Flance/Karl award 1997), Pan Pacific Surgical Association (vice president 1975-1977), Southern Surgical Association, The International Surgical Group (president 1958), International Federation Surgical Colleges (vice president 1972-1978, president 1978-1981, honorary president since 1987), Fellows of America Studies, Society of University Surgeons, Society Clinical Surgery (president 1966-1968), American Association for Cancer Research, American Chemical Society, American Physiological Society, Council Biology Editors, International Society Surgery (honorary) New York Academy of Sciences, Surgical Infection Society (president 1984-1985), Surgeons Travel Club (president 1976, honorary member), American Institute Nutrition, World Medical Association, American Academy Arts and Sciences (member council 1977-1981), Institute of Medicine (senior ), Society for Surgery Alimentary Tract (president 1967-1968), Southeastern Surgical Congress, Society Surgical Chairman (president 1966-1968), Buckingham Mountain Foundation (secretary, treasurer, president, since 1996), James IV Society (honorary), Halsted Society (honorary), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi.
Clubs: Union League, Philadelphia (Philadelphia). Cosmos (Washington, award 1997). Penn (N Y.C.).
Son of Edward G. and Margaret (Ely Paxson) R. M. Teresa Folin, July 4, 1936 (deceased 1987). Children: Margaret Rhoads Kendon, Jonathan Evans Junior, George Grant, Edward Otto Folin, Philip Garrett, Charles James.
M. Katharine Evans Goddard, October 13, 1990.