Background
Perkins, Roy Frank was born on August 31, 1918 in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank and Jennie (Baker) Perkins.
Perkins, Roy Frank was born on August 31, 1918 in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank and Jennie (Baker) Perkins.
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1939; Doctor of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1941; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1949.
Intern, Los Angeles County Hosp, 1941-1942;
fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1942-1948;
staff physician, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1948-1949;
private practice,, Alhambra, California, 1949-1979;
staff physician, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, 1979-1987;
vice president for medical affairs, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, 1988-1992;
retired,, 1992. Director health care services American Medical Association, Chicago, 1966-1967. Senior management counsel Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Chicago, 1967-1990.
Clinical professor medicine University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1968-1992.
Captain Medical Corps, United States Army, 1944-1946. Member American College Physician Executives, American Diabetes Association (Board of Governors Southern California 1955-1957), Los Angeles Diabetes Association (president 1955, San Gabriel branch 1960-1961).
Married Marion Karen Mazursky, March 13, 1942. Children: Marc, Nancy, Franklin, John, James.