Background
Ferguson, Thomas Bruce was born on May 6, 1923 in Oklahoma City. Son of Walter Scott and Lucia Caroline (Loomis) Ferguson.
Ferguson, Thomas Bruce was born on May 6, 1923 in Oklahoma City. Son of Walter Scott and Lucia Caroline (Loomis) Ferguson.
Bachelor of Science, Duke University, 1947. Doctor of Medicine, Duke University, 1947.
Intern in surgery Duke University Hospital, 1947-1948, assistant resident, 1949-1950. United States Public Health Service fellow in physiology Harvard University Medical School, 1948-1949. Assistant resident in surgery, then fellow in thoracic surgery Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1953-1956, member staff, since 1956.
Instructor Duke University Hospital, 1950. Member faculty Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, since 1956, professor clinical surgery, since 1973. President Chest Service, Inc., since 1975.
Member staff Barnes, St. Louis Children's, St. Luke's hosps. Visiting professor/lecturer, panelist, consultant in field.
Served as officer Medical Corps United States Army, 1951-1952. Member American Association Thoracic Surgery (vice president 1980-1981, president 1981-1982), American Cancer Society, American College Chest Physicians, American Board Medical Specialties (vice president 1980-1981, president 1982-1984), Australian Computer Society, American Society Extra-corporeal Technology (medical advisory board 1974-1978), American Medical Association (Physicians Recognition award 1977-1980), Council Medical Specialty Societies (president 1978-1980), American Heart Association (Distinguished Service medal Hillsborough County (Florida) chapter 1963), Western Thoracic Surgical Society (honorary), Society Thoracic Surgeons (president 1976-1977), St. Louis Heart Association (president 1970-1972, Arthur E. Strauss award 1977), St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society (award of merit 1980), American Surgical Association, Central Surgical Association, Deryl Hart Society, International Association Study Lung Cancer, International Cardiovascular Society, St. Louis Surgical Society (council since 1973), Williams Greeleaf Eliot Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha. Clubs: Bellerive Country.
Married Doris Elizabeth Shanley, January 31, 1948. Children– Linda Anne Ferguson Benoist, Thomas Bruce, Scott Shanley.