Background
Walters, Waltman was born on July 29, 1895 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of Frank and Mellie (Phipps) Walters.
Walters, Waltman was born on July 29, 1895 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of Frank and Mellie (Phipps) Walters.
Bachelor of Science, Dartmouth, 1917. Doctor of Medicine, Rush Medical College, 1920. Master of Science in Surgery, University Minnesota, 1923.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Dartmouth, 1937. Doctor of Laws, Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, 1942.
Assistant surgeon Mayo Clinic, 1922-1924. Surgeon, head of a division surgery, 1924-1960. Retired
Associate professor surgery Mayo Foundation, University Minnesota, 1930-1936, professor surgery, 1936-1960, professor surgery emeritus, 1960-1989.
Member advisory panel medical science research and Engineering Office Assistant Secretary Defense, 1954-1960. Consultant District of Columbia Balfour lecture, Toronto, 1949, Lord Moynihan lecture, Leeds, England, 1951. Bevan lecturer, Chicago, 1953.
John Stewart lecturer Dalhousie University, 1954. Walter Estelle Lee lecturer University Pennsylvania, 1955. Phi Beta Pi lecturer University Miami, 1956.
W.J. Mayo lecturer University Michigan. C.H. Mayo lecturer Northwestern, 1960. Frank H. Lahey lecturer, 1959, Roy McClure lecturer, 1963.
Life trustee Rush University, 1982-1984. Rear admiral Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1955-1957. Retired, chief surgical and executive officer United States Navy Hospital 1942-1944, Corona, California.
Chief surgery United States Navy Hospital 1945, Philadelphia. Inactive duty 1945. American College of Surgeons fellow, American, Southern, Central, Western surgical associations, International Society Surgery, Society Clinical Surgery, American Medical Association (chairman section surgery, general and abdominal 1956, chairman executive committee surgical section 1958), German Surgical Society, German Academy Natural Sciences, Czechoslovak Medical Society (honorary). Member or honorary member numerous professional, medical, surgical, science societies and associations Clubs: University (Chicago and Rochester).
Rochester Country, United States Senior Golf Association.
Son of Frank and Mellie (Phipps) W. M. Phoebe (d. Doctor Willian James Mayo), February 5, 1921. Children– Pheobe Mayo, Joan (deceased), Waltman Mayo, James Mayo, Carolyn Damon.