Background
Symmonds, Richard Earl was born on March 19, 1922 in Greensburg, Missouri, United States. Son of Emmett E. Symmonds.
Symmonds, Richard Earl was born on March 19, 1922 in Greensburg, Missouri, United States. Son of Emmett E. Symmonds.
AB, Central College, Fayette, Missouri, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, Duke University, 1946. Master of Science in Ob-Gyn, University Minnesota, 1953.
Intern Los Angeles County Hospital, 1946, resident in Ob-Gyn, 1950-1953, resident in general surgery, 1954-1956. Practice medicine specializing in general surgery Rochester, Minnesota, since 1958. Member faculty Mayo Clinic, since 1953, professor gynecologic surgery, since 1960, chairman department, 1970-1984, chairman emeritus, since 1984.
Served with United States Navy, 1947-1949. American College of Surgeons fellow. Member American Gynecological Society, American Association Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society Pelvic Surgeons, Society Gynecologic Oncologists, American College Obstetricians and Gynecologists.