Background
Edwards, Phyllis Ann was born on April 27, 1947 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Marcus Sumpter and Mary Agnes (Preston) Edwards.
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Phyllis Ann Edwards
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Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 1969; Doctor of Medicine, Stanford University, 1975.
Career
Research assistant, Pennsylvania Research Associations, Philadelphia, 1969-1970; chemical encoder/indexer, Institute Scientific Research, Philadelphia, 1970-1971; intern/resident, New York University-Bellevue Hospitals, New York City, 1975-1977; resident, chief resident general surgery, New York University-Bellevue Hospitals, New York City, 1978-1981; clinical research fellow in cardiovascular medicine, New York University Hospital, New York City, 1977-1978; clinical fellow in cardiovascular surgery, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1981-1982; clinical fellow in cardiovascular surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, 1982-1983; commissioned, United States Navy, 1983; advanced through grades to Lieutenant commander, United States Navy attending staff general surgeon, Bethesda (Maryland.) Naval Hospital, 1983-1984; resident in cardiovascular surgery, Bethesda Naval Hospital and Children's Hospital Naval Medical Center, Washington, 1984-1985; chief resident in cardiovascular surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Univercity Medical Center, New York City, 1985-1986; cardiothoracic surgeon, San Diego Naval Hospital, 1987-1988; practice medicine specializing in cardiothoracic surgery, Associations in Cardiac Surgery, La Jolla, California, since 1988. Instructor surgery Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, 1983-1985, New York Hospital-Cornell Univercity Medical Center, New York City, 1985-1986, advanced trauma life support.
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Lieutenant commander United States Navy, 1983-1988. Member American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, NAFE, Society Thoracic Surgery, Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Association Black Cardiologists, American College Chest Physicians, California.Med. Association, San Diego County Medical Society, New York Academy Sciences, Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgery Society.
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Democrat