Background
Wilson, Philip Duncan was born on April 5, 1886 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Edward J. and Ida (Tudor) Wilson.
Wilson, Philip Duncan was born on April 5, 1886 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Edward J. and Ida (Tudor) Wilson.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1909, Doctor of Medicine 1912. Docteur honoris causa, U. Paris, 1966.
Began practice of surgery, 1914. Practice of orthopedic surgery, Boston, 1919. Associate chief of fracture service, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1919-1934.
Instructor in orthopedic surgery, Harvard Medical School, 1919-1934.
Director of surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, 1934-1935, surgeon in chief, 1935-1955, director of research, 1955-1969. Clinical professor surgery Cornell Medical College, emeritus 1955.
Organizer and medical director American Hospital in Britain, 1940-1941. Consultant Surgeon General, United States Army, 1942-1945.
Chevalier Legion of Honor (French
1947), Honorary Commander Order British Empire. President 9th Congress International Society Orthopedics and Traumatology.
Served with Harvard Unit, Neuilly, France, 1915, American Ambulance Service, Neuilly, 1916. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member of the American Medical Association, American Orthopedic Association, American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons (past president), honorary.
Member British Orthopedic Society, British Orthopedic Association Royal Academy Medicine, Scandinavian Orthopedic Society.
Italian, Spanish and the Portuguese orthopedic associations. Clubs: Harvard, Century (New York).
Married Germaine Porel, 1916. Children: Paul East., Philip Duncan, Marianne Rejane.