Background
Richards, Victor was born on June 4, 1918 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of Jules Kelly and Minnie (Cambert) Richards.
Richards, Victor was born on June 4, 1918 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of Jules Kelly and Minnie (Cambert) Richards.
Bachelor of Arts, Stanford, 1935; Doctor of Medicine Stanford, 1939.
Intern, Stanford Hospital, 1938-1939; assistant resident, Stanford Hospital, 1939-1942; resident surgery, Stanford Hospital, 1942-1943; successively instructor, assistant professor, associate professor surgery, Stanford, 1943-1955; professor, department chairman, Stanford, 1955-1958; now clinical professor surgery, University of California, San Francisco also at, Stanford chief surgery, Children's Hospital of San Francisco consultant surgery, United States Public Health Service, San Francisco consultant surgery, Travis Air Force Base consultant surgery, United States Naval Hospital, Oak Knoll, California consultant surgery, Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco private practice medicine, San Francisco. Member surgery study section B National Institutes of Health, 1964-1968.
Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Medical Association (chairman surgical section 1968-1970, delegate surgical section 1971), Society University Surgeons, American Surgical Association, International Surgical Society, Pacific Coast Surgical Association, San Francisco Surgical Association, Society Experimental Medicine and Biology, American Thoracic Association, Pan Pacific Surgical Association (vice president since 1972), American Cancer Society (president San Francisco branch 1972-1974), Commonwealth Club, St. Francis Yacht Club, Bohemian Club, Pacific Union Club, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Jennette O'Keefe, June 7, 1941. Children– Lane R. Kress, Victoria R. Burris, Victor Frederick, Peter Cromwell.