Robert Boulware Smith III

Background

III, Robert Boulware Smith was born on June 15, 1933 in Atlanta. Son of Robert Boulware Junior Smith and Mary Eva (Black) Fanning.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Emory University, 1957.

Career

Intern in surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1957-1958; resident in surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1960-1965; assistant professor surgery, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, 1966-1969; associate professor, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, 1969-1977; professor, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, since 1977; head general vascular surgery, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, 1984-1998. Chief surgical service VA Medical Center, Atlanta, 1969-1988. Associate medical director Emory University Hospital, 1993-1995, medical director, since 1995.

Achievements

• Robert Boulware Smith III has been listed as a noteworthy Vascular surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain Medical Corps, United States Army, 1958-1960. Member American College of Surgeons, American Surgical Association, Southern Association Vascular Surgery (secretary 1986-1991, president 1992-1993), Society Vascular Surgery, Association VA Surgeons (president 1983-1984, Distinguished Svc. award 1988), Georgia Surgical Society (president 1992-1993), Atlanta Vascular Society (president 1986-1988), International Society for Cardiovasc. Surgical(president 1996-1997).

Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Interests

• Avocation: music, traveling.

Connections

Married Florence Chance Limehouse, August 22, 1953. Children: Victoria Joanne Smith Harkins, Robert Boulware IV, Brian Scott.

Father:

Robert Boulware Smith Fanning Junior

Mother:

Mary Eva (Black) Fanning

Spouse:

Florence Chance Limehouse

child:

Brian Scott III

child:

Robert Boulware IV III

child:

Victoria Joanne Smith Harkins III