Background
Oakes, Walter Jerry was born on July 10, 1946 in De Soto, Missouri, United States. Son of Marvin Melton and Mildred Florene (Link) Oakes.
Oakes, Walter Jerry was born on July 10, 1946 in De Soto, Missouri, United States. Son of Marvin Melton and Mildred Florene (Link) Oakes.
Bachelor in Chemistry, U. Missouri, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, Duke U., 1972.
Neurosurgery resident, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1972-1978; assistant professor neurosurgery, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1979-1990; associate professor neurosurgery, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1991; assistant professor pediatrics, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1981-1992; associate professor pediatrics, Duke U., 1992; pediatric neurosurgery resident, U. Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, Ontario, Canada, July-December, 1975; registrar pediatric neurosurgery, U. London Hospital for Sick Children, England, September, 1978-February, 1979; professor neurosurgery and pediatrics, U. Alabama Birmingham, since 1992.
Fellow American College of Surgeons.
Married Linda Helen Maas (divorced January 1985). 1 child, Kathleen Suzanne. Married Jean Evans, December 1988;children: Matthew Marvin, Peter Clifford.