Background
Montgomery, Theodore Ashton was born on October 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Wayne A. and Hazel (Osmer) Montgomery.
Montgomery, Theodore Ashton was born on October 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Wayne A. and Hazel (Osmer) Montgomery.
Doctor of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1947; Master in Public Health cum laude, Harvard University, 1955.
Intern Los Angeles County General Hospital, 1946-1948. Intern Los Angeles Children's Hospital, 1948, resident, 1950-1951, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1951-1952. Assistant in pediatrics Washington University, St. Louis, 1951-1952.
Instructor pediatrics University Southern California, 1952-1955. Practice medicine specializing in pediatrics, Los Angeles, 1952-1954. Lecturer public health University California, Berkeley, 1960-1983.
Consultant child health California Department Public Health, 1954-1960, chief maternal and perinatal health, 1960-1961, acting chief bureau maternal and child health, 1961-1963, assistant chief division preventive medical services, 1963-1966, chief, 1966-1968, chief preventive medicine program, 1968-1969, deputy director of Department, 1969-1973. Member mental retardation projects review committee United States Public Health Service, 1965-1966, charter member surgeon general's advisory committee on immunization practices, 1964-1966. Member task force on alcoholism, drug and narcotic abuse California Commission on Criminal Justice, 1968-1970.
Chief division disease control Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, 1973-1974. Consultant maternal and child health California Department Health, Berkeley, 1974-1978. Chief maternal and child health branch Northern California Regional Office, California Department Health Services, 1978-1983.
World Health Organization fellow medical care administration, Europe, 1966. Co-chairman California Inter-agency Council on Tuberculosis, 1966-1972. Vice chairman California Drug Research Advisory Panel, 1969-1970.
Participant White House Conference Mental Retardation, 1963, White House Conference on Mental Retardation Community Centers, 1965. Gov's. chairman California Regional Hemodialysis Review Committee, 1968-1973. Executive secretary Governor's Population Study Commission, 1966.
Member committee on Tuberculosis, California Lung Association, 1973-1974.
Board of directors California Interagy. Council on Family Planning, 1970-1973. Chairman California State Interdepartmental Committee on Food and Nutrition, 1977-1979, president Clan Montgomery Society International, 1981-1984, regional commissioner, 1985-1991.
With Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1948-1950. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics (chairman California committee Indian health 1973-1976,member of national commission on Indian health 1963-1979, vice chairman 1977-1979), American Public Health Association (chairman task force on population policy 1971-1972). Mem.Alpha Epsilon Delta, Delta Omega.