Background
West, Thomas Hector was born on April 29, 1905 in San Marcial, New Mexico, United States. Son of Drew Hector and Maude (Rawlings) W.
West, Thomas Hector was born on April 29, 1905 in San Marcial, New Mexico, United States. Son of Drew Hector and Maude (Rawlings) W.
Doctor of Medicine, University Tennessee, 1928.
Intern, Staten Island (New York) Hospital, 1929-1931. Assistant resident in pathology Memphis General Hospital, 1931-1932, resident, 1932-1933, assistant resident in surgery and gynecology, 1933-1934, res in surgery and gynecology, 1934-1935. Fellow in surgery Lahey Clinic, Boston, 1935-1936.
Attending surgeon John Gaston Hospital.
Senior surgeon Baptist Memorial Hospital. Visiting surgeon Methodist Hospital, Saint Josephs Hospital (all Memphis).
Assistant professor surgery University of Tennessee Thomas H. West Memorial lecturer in surgery established at Baptist Memorial Hospital Diplomate American Board Surgery.
American College of Surgeons fellowship Member of the American Medical Association, Southern Medical Association, American Thyroid Association.
Married Margaret Louisiana Follette, December 24, 1935. Children: Thomas Louisiana Follette, Robert Rawlings, Margaret Suzanne (Mistress David Doctorate. Dubois), William Hoath.