Background
Vault, Virgil Thomas De was born on July 16, 1901 in White County, Indiana, United States. Son of Thomas and Bertha (Summers) De Vault.
Vault, Virgil Thomas De was born on July 16, 1901 in White County, Indiana, United States. Son of Thomas and Bertha (Summers) De Vault.
Bachelor of Science, Indiana University, 1927. Doctor of Medicine, Indiana University, 1929. Doctor of Science (honorary), Indiana University, 1977.
Doctor of Medicine, San Marcos University, Lima, Peru, 1934. Postgraduate in surgery, London, Heidelberg, Munich, Edinburgh, Vienna, 1935.
Intern, Gorgas Hospital, Panama Canal Zone, 1929-1930; chief medical officer, Anglo-Ecuadorian Oil Field, Ltd., Salinas, Ecuador, 1930; assistant resident surgeon, St. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, 1930-1931; chief surgeon, Williston (North Dakota) Clinic, 1931-1932; chief surgeon, medical officer, Compania Petrolera Lobitos, Ltd., Peru, 1932-1934, 36-37; chief surgeon, director, Anglo-American Hospital and Clinic, Lima, 1937-1950; medical director, Foreign Service and Department State and agys., 1950-1963; captain, United States Public Health Service Reserve, 1950-1959; international representative, American Medical Association, Chicago, 1965-1967; director department international health, American Medical Association, Chicago, 1967-1970; international executive secretary, International College Surgeons, Washington, since 1971. Member of advisory board Cooperative American Relief Everywhere-Medico, since 1961.
Board directors Music Research Foundation Inc., International Museum Surgical Science and Hall of Fame, Chicago. Trustee German Medical Society Chicago Educational Foundation. Fellow American College of Surgeons (member international relations committee 1964-1970), International College Surgeons (honorary fellow, member qualifications council since 1965, vice president United States section since 1969, life honorary international secretary general since 1978), Society de Cirugia de Madrid (honorary).
Member American Medical Association, Pan American Medical Society (vice president 1958, trustee 1959-1964, president 1963-1964), American Hospital Association, Washington Medical Society, American Medical Society Vienna (life, chairman surgical group Vienna 1935), Accion Medico del Peru, Association Military Surgeons, International Medical Association, American Society Peru (governor 1938, president 1940), Pan American Association Inc. (trustee since 1952), Indiana Society, Theta Kappa Psi. Clubs: Lima Country, Lima Golf (Peru).
Cosmos (Washington). Lodges: Masons (33 degree).
Married Arilla Spence, June 23, 1930.