Background
Baffes, Thomas Gus was born on April 3, 1923 in New Orleans. Son of Gus and Tina (Bores) Baffes.
Baffes, Thomas Gus was born on April 3, 1923 in New Orleans. Son of Gus and Tina (Bores) Baffes.
Bachelor of Science, Tulane University, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, Tulane University, 1945. Juris Doctor, DePaul University, 1975.
Master of Laws in Taxation, DePaul University, 1978.
Rotating intern Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1945-1946, residency training general surgery, 1948-1951, residency training thoracic surgery, 1951-1952. Residency pediatric pathology Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1952, residency pediatric surgery, 1953, fellow cardiovascular research, 1954-1956, now member staff. Member staff Swedish Covenant Hospital, 1960-1984.
Professor surgery Rush Medical College. Partner law firm Pierce, Daley, Baffes, O'Sullivan & Mussar. Chairman department surgery Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Staff Augustana Hospital, Lutheran General Hospital, Illinois Center Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, all Chicago.
Served as captain Medical Corps, Army of the United States, 1946-1948. Psychiatry and surgery VA hospitals. Member American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, American Academy Pediatrics, American College Chest Physicians, Chicago Surgical Society, American Society Artificial Organs, American Association Thoracic Surgery, Society Thoracic Surgeons, Western Surgical Society, Chicago Medical Society, Illinois Thoracic Surgical Society, Illinois Pediatric Surgical Society, American College Law and Medicine, American College Legal Medicine, Chicago Academy Law and Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Mary Lou Amann, February 23, 1958. Children: Kathleen, Christine, Paul, Andrew.