Philip James Deer

Background

Deer, Philip James was born on September 27, 1933 in El Dorado, Arkansas, United States. Son of Philip James and Polly Pearl (Dial) Deer.

Education

Student, Hendrix College, 1951-1953; Doctor of Medicine, U. Tennessee, Memphis, 1957; postgraduate, Harvard University, Boston, 1961.

Career

Resident in ophthalmology, U. Tennessee, 1961-1964; private practice,, Little Rock, since 1964. Medical consultant Arkansas Rehabilitation for Blind, Little Rock, since 1967.

Achievements

• Philip James Deer has been listed as a noteworthy Ophthalmologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas, 1972-1989. Lieutenant Medical Corps, United States Navy, 1958-1960. Member Arkansas Medical Society, Pulaski County Medical Society, Little Rock Country Club.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, reading.

Connections

Married Florence Elizabeth Ross, June 2, 1955. Children: Philip James III, Ashley Ross, Sloan Deer Powell.

Father:

Philip James Deer

Mother:

Polly Pearl (Dial) Deer

Spouse:

Florence Elizabeth Ross

child:

Sloan Deer Powell Deer

child:

Ashley Ross Deer

child:

Philip James III Deer