Background
David, Vernon Cyrenius was born on June 9, 1882 in Sheridan, Illinois, United States. Son of Cyrenius A. and Anna A. (Knight) David.
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Vernon Cyrenius David
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1905, Doctor of Science (honorary), 1950. Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College, 1907, post-graduate work in Berlin and Vienna. Doctor of Science (honorary), Northwestern, 1948.
Career
Practiced in Chicago since 1907. Attending staff surgery Cook Company Hospital, 1919-1947. Assistant attending surgeon Presbyterian Hospital, 1909-1916, associate, 1917-1919, became attending surgeon, 1932, surgeon in chief, 1940-1949.
Instructor surgery, Rush Medical College (University of Chicago), 1909-1917, assistant professor, 1917-1925, associate clinical professor surgery, 1925-1929, clinical professor, 1929-1941.
Was chairman surgical department Rush Medical College, now trustee. Was chief surgeon Children’s Memorial Hospital.
Professor surgery, University of Illinois, now clinical professor surgery emeritus. Consultant surgeon Cook Company Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital Trustee South. A. Sprague Memorial Institute.
Honorary trustee Choate school, Wallingford, Connecticut.
Achievements
Membership
Served in the United States Army, World War I, 2 years. Member Minneapolis Surgical Society, Los Angeles Surgical Society. Member American College Surgeons (vice president 1939-1940), American Medical Association, Illinois State and Chicago medical societies, American Surgical Association (secretary 1932-1936), vice-president 1937-1938, and president 1942-1943), Western Surgical Association (president 1938-1939), also Clinical, Interurban, Southern and Chicago (president 1930) surgical societies, Chicago Pathology
Society, Institute of Medicine, American Board of Surgery (founder.
Clubs: University, Chicago, Commercial, Wayfarers, Glenview Golf.
Connections
Married Marguerite Record, October 16, 1915. Children: James Record, John Cyrenius.
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Resting place
Buried Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago -
Nationality
American -
Political Party
Republican