Background
Cecil, Russell Lafayette was born on October 13, 1881 in Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Russell (Doctor of Divinity) and Alma (Miller) C.
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Russell Lafayette Cecil
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Preparatory education Pantops Academy, Charlottesville, Virginia. Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Princeton, 1902. Doctor of Medicine Medical College Virginia, 1906, Doctor of Science, 1928.
Career
1 son, Russell. Resident pathologist Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1907-1910. Assistant professor clinical medicine Cornell Univercity, 1920-1933, professor, 1933-1950, emeritus professor since 1950. Attending physician New York Hospital, 1943-1946, consultant physician since 1946.
Visiting physician Bellevue Hospital since 1939.
Chairman of the Board medical advisors American Hospital Paris since 1951. Consultant physician Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, since 1956.
Chairman of the Board overseers Graham-Eckes School. Special expert Hygienic Laboratory, United States Public Health Service, 1920-1928.
Achievements
Membership
Served as First lieutenant, advancing to major Medical Corps, United States Army, 1917-1919. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American (president 1937-1938), New York (president 1942-1943) Argentine (honorary) rheumatism associations, American Medical Association, New York State Medical Society, Medical Society County of New York, New York Academy of Medicine, Association American Physicians, American Climatological and Clinical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Pathologists and Bacteriologists, American Association Immunologists, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Harvey Society, American Society Clinical Investigation, Sons of the American Revolution
Clubs: Century, Union, Piping Rock.
Connections
Married Eileen Cumming, September 26, 1923.
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Religion
Presbyterian