Background
Didlake, Ralph Hunter was born on September 9, 1953 in Albuquerque. Son of Ralph Hunter Senior and Lorraine (McLaurin) Didlake.
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Ralph Hunter Didlake
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Ralph Hunter Didlake, American Surgeon. Achievements include research in treatment of septic shock with fructose 1,6-diphosphate, in evaluation of hepatic ischemic injury by in vitro perfusion, in treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome with fructose diphosphate, in hypothermic storage of hepatocytes, in neointimized, norfloxacin bondedPTFE.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Zoology with honors, U. Mississippi, 1975; Doctor of Medicine, U. Mississippi, Jackson, 1979.
Career
General surgery resident, U. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, 1979-1981, 83-84;
resident in transplantation research Experimental Surgery Lab, U. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, 1981-1983;
chief resident in general surgery, U. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, 1984-1985;
transplantion fellow, instructor surgery, University Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 1985-1987;
professor surgery, U. Mississippi School Medicine, Jackson, 1987-1990;
associate professor, U. Mississippi School Medicine, Jackson, since 1990. Member of staff Hermann Hospital, Houston, 1985-1987, University Hospital, Jackson, since 1987, (also consultant) Medical Center, Jackson, since 1987, Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, since 1987. Board directors ESRD Network 8, Inc., since 1988, medical review board member, 1988-1990.
Member teaching faculty, Geriatric Education Center. Member of advisory committee Hinds Community College, Raymond, Mississippi. Invited lecturer Department Surgery, Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) Civic Hospital, 1988.
Visiting professor, Department Surgery, Abington (Pennsylvania), Memorial Hospital, 1990. Presenter in field, international and United States.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American College of Surgeons (applicants committee 1990). Member American Medical Association, Academy Surgical Research (board directors 1990-1991), American Society Transplant Surgeons, Society American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Association Academy Surgery, American Heart Association (Basic Science Council), American Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Society for Leukocyte Biology, The Microcirculatory Society, Mississippi Medical Association (House Delegates 1990), Mississippi Academy Science (chairman Health Science division 1984), Southeastern Surgical Congress, Center Medical Society, Transplantation Society, Mississippi Gerontological Society, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Millie Faith McDonald, November 12, 1983. Children: James Daniel, Jennifer Claire, Sarah Hunter.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Co-grantee National Institutes of Health, 1984-1989, National Lung Institute, 1986-1991. Grantee biomedical Research Support, 1987-1988, 89-90, Merck, Sharp and Dome, 1990-1991.Co-grantee National Institutes of Health, 1984-1989, National Lung Institute, 1986-1991. Grantee biomedical Research Support, 1987-1988, 89-90, Merck, Sharp and Dome, 1990-1991.