Background
Mehn, W. Harrison was born on November 25, 1918 in Monroe, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Herman and Hedwig Gertrude (Butenhoff) Mehn.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
W. Harrison Mehn
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Arts, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, 1940; Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University Medical School, 1944; Doctor of Medicine Northwestern University Medical School, 1944; Master of Science in Pathology, Northwestern University Medical School, 1944.
Career
Intern, Passavant Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1944;
resident in surgery, Passavant Memorial Hospital, 1947-1950;
resident in pathology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1945;
resident in pathology, Alexian Brothers Hospital, Chicago, 1946-1947;
resident in surgery, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1949-1953;
clinical assistant department surgery, Northwestern University, 1948-1952;
instructor in surgery, Northwestern University, 1952-1953;
associate in surgery, Northwestern University, 1953-1958;
assistant professor surgery, Northwestern University, 1958-1973;
associate professor, Northwestern University, 1973-1974;
professor clinical surgery, Northwestern University, 1974-1991;
professor surgery emeritus, Northwestern University, since 1991;
practice medicine, specializing in surgery, Chicago
member of staff, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
member of staff, VA Lakeside Hospital. Medical director Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, since 1955. Member accident prevention committee Edison Electric Institute, New York City, since 1960.
Participant professional research task forces Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, since 1973.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors National Conference of Christians and Jews, since 1968. Member board ruling elders Presbyterian Church, Evanston, Illinois, since 1971. Board directors Presbyterian Home, Evanston., Museum American Fly Fishing.
Served to lieutenant, Medical Corps United States Navy, 1945-1946. To lieutenant Commander 1953-1955. Member Australian Computer Society (Chicago committee on trauma since 1970), Chicago Heart Association, Western, Chicago surgical societies, Society Surgery Alimentary Tract, Collegium Internationale Chirurgiae Digestivae, Institute Medicine, American Medical Association, Illinois, Chicago medical societies, Industrial Medical Association, American Trauma Society, McGraw Wildlife Foundation, Council Foreign Relations, Sigma Xi, Pi Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Pi.
Clubs: Westmoreland Country (Wilmette, Illinois) (president). Waupaca (Wisconsin) Country. International, Anglers, Camp Fire (Chicago).
Connections
Married Mary Constance Corbus, September 19, 1992. Children: Mary Ann, Judith Susan.
