Background
Lillie, Ralph Dougall was born on August 1, 1896 in Cucamonga, California, United States. Son of William Adam and Ida Ford (Howell) Lillie.
Lillie, Ralph Dougall was born on August 1, 1896 in Cucamonga, California, United States. Son of William Adam and Ida Ford (Howell) Lillie.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1917, Doctor of Medicine 1920.
Intern, San Francisco Hospital, 1919-1920. Private practice, Monterey, California, 1920. With United States Public Health Service, 1920-1960, assistant surgeon (research), 1920, regular, 1921, assistant surgeon, 1925, surgeon, 1932, senior surgeon, 1940, medical director, 1945-1960, retired.
Served at Veterans Administration Hospital., Tacoma, San Francisco Quarantine, Relief Station, Seattle, Stapleton (New York) Marine Hospital, Ellis Island (New York) Immigration Station, Hygienic Laboratory (now National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland.), Washington, 1925, in pathology laboratory, 1926-1960, acting chief, 1937, chief, 1938-1948.
Chief division pathology and pharmacology, 1948-1952, chief pathology department Clinical Center, 1952-1953, chief laboratory pathology and histochemistry, 1952-1960. Research professor pathology Louisiana State University, New Orleans, from 1960.
Member study section on pathology United States Public Health Service, 1946-1952. Served as private United States Army, 1918. Fellow American Institute Chemists, Phillipine Society Pathologists (honorary).
Member American Medical Association, International Academy Pathology (president 1948), American Society Experimental Pathology (honorary), Histochem.
Society (president 1957-1958), Biological Stain Commission (president 1959-1963, trustee, representative American Association Pathologists and Bacteriologists), Washington Society Pathologists, American Association Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Association Military Surgeons United States (first sustaining.
Married Ethel Astrup Christensen, May 14, 1920. Children: Margaret Alice (Mistress Thomas Rogers Lusk), Susan, Ida (Mistress Herbert Herman) (deceased), Mary (Mistress Thomas East. Wallace), Ralph Dougall, William, Andrew, Ruth (Mistress William J. Welty).