Background
Keeton, Robert Wood was born on July 7, 1883 in West Point, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Madison and Georgia (Brown) Keeton.
Keeton, Robert Wood was born on July 7, 1883 in West Point, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Madison and Georgia (Brown) Keeton.
Bachelor of Arts, Cumberland University, 1903. Student James Millikin University, 1903-1905. Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1907, Master of Science, 1914.
Student of University Illinois, 1910-1912.
Doctor of Medicine Northwestern University, 1916.
Taught chemistry, biology and physiology, Illinois and Texas, 1903-1912. In practice internal medicine, Chicago, since 1918. Adjunct Professor physiology and physiological chemistry Albany (New York) Medical College, 1912-1914.
Assistant professor pharmacology and therapeutics University of Illinois, 1918-1922.
Fellow Otho South. A. Sprague Memorial Institute, 1922-1925. Associate professor medicine College Medicine, University of Illinois, 1925-1928, professor, 1928-1951, professor medicine emeritus, 1951, acting head of the department, 1933, head of the department, 1934-1951.
Chairman suburban Cook County tuberculosis sanitarium district, since 1951. Diplomate National Board Medical Examiners.
Fellow American College of Physicians. Member Master of Arts A., Institute Medicine, American Society Pharmacology and Therapeutics, American Physiological Society, Chicago Society Internal Medicine, Central Society Clinical Presbyterian. Clubs: University, Evanston Golf.
Married Emily Alcorn, November 1, 1922.