Background
Localio, S. Arthur was born on October 4, 1911 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Carmella (Franco) Localio.
Localio, S. Arthur was born on October 4, 1911 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Carmella (Franco) Localio.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1932; Doctor of Medicine, University Rochester, 1936; Doctor of Science, Columbia, 1942.
Intern pathology, New York University Hospital, 1936-1937; intern medicine, New York University Hospital, 1937-1938; assistant resident in surgery, New York University Hospital, 1938-1940; senior resident, New York University Hospital, 1940-1942; assistant surgeon, New York University Hospital, 1945-1947; assistant attending surgeon, New York University Hospital, 1947-1949; associate attending surgeon, New York University Hospital, 1949-1952; attending surgeon, New York University Hospital, since 1952; clinical assistant visiting surgeon, 4th surgical division Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1945-1946; assistant visiting surgeon, 4th surgical division Bellevue Hospital, 1946-1948; associate visiting surgeon, 4th surgical division Bellevue Hospital, 1948-1952; visiting surgeon, 4th surgical division Bellevue Hospital, since 1952; practice medicine specializing in surgery, New York City, since 1945; instructor surgery, Columbia Postgraduate Medical School, New York City, 1945-1948; assistant professor, Columbia Postgraduate Medical School, 1948-1949; assistant professor surgery, New York University Schools Medicine, New York City, 1949-1950; associate professor, New York University Schools Medicine, 1950-1953; professor, New York University Schools Medicine, since 1953; Johnson and Johnson Distinguished professor surgery, New York University Schools Medicine, 1972-1992; Johnson and Johnson Distinguished professor surgery emeritus, New York University Schools Medicine, since 1992. Consultant in surgery Riverview Hospital, Red Bank, New Jersey, since 1952, Monmouth Memorial Hospital, Long Branch, New Jersey, since 1952, St. Barnabas Hospital, New York City,1958—, Veterans Administration Hospital., New York City, Wyckoff Heights Hospital, Brooklyn, New York Infirmary, New York City, Booth Memorial Hospital, Flushing, New York, Brookhaven Memorial Hospital, Patchogue, New York.
Trustee Deerfield (Massachusetts) Academy, 1984-1994. Served from captain to lieutenant colonel Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1942-1945, PTO. Member American Gastroenterological Association, New York Gastroenterological Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Association for Surgery of Trauma, Society for Surgery Alimentary Tract, New York Academy Medicine (trustee 1971-1975), New York Academy of Sciences, New York Cancer Society, New York Society Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Pan American Medical Society (North America chairman section general surgery since 1972), New York County Medical Society, New York State Medical Society, Sociedad Colombiana de Cirujanos, Société Internationale de Chirurgie, Collegium Internationale Chirurgie Digestivae, Royal Society Medicine, New York Surgical Society, British Columbia Surgical Society, Transplantation Society, American Surgical Association, Sigma Xi.
Married Ruth Virginia Adkins, July 14, 1945. Children: William Hale, Susan Emily, Arthur Russell, David Charles.