Wendell Howard Tiller

Background

Tiller, Wendell Howard was born on October 17, 1920 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. Son of Wendell and Ruth Howard (Lanham) Tiller.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Wake Forest University, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, 1945.

Career

Intern North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, 1945. Assistant resident orthopedic surgery, 1948—1950. Resident orthopedic Children's Hospital, Boston, 1950—1951.

Chief orthopedics United States Naval Hospital, Quantico, Virginia, 1952—1954. Practice medicine specializing in orthopedics Spartanburg, since 1951. Member staff Spartanburg General Hospital, 1947, 1951—1952, since 1954, Mary Black Hospital, Spartanburg, since 1956.

Associate clinical professor orthopedic surgery Medical University South Carolina, Charleston, since 1971. Director Blue Cross and Blue Shield South Carolina, 1965—1974. Member Airport Commission Spartanburg, 1961—1963.

Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association Family Center, Spartanburg, since 1955. Lieutenant Commander MC United States Navy, 1952-1954.

Achievements

• Wendell Howard Tiller has been listed as a noteworthy orthopedic surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Elder 1st Presbyterian Church, Spartanburg, since 1966. Fellow: American College of Surgeons. Member: Rotarian, New York Academy of Sciences, Pan Pacific Surgical Association, Southeastern Surgical Congress, American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons, South Carolina Orthopedic Association, Spartanburg County Medical Society, South Carolina Medical Associations, American, Pan American, Southern.

Connections

Married Martha Ivey, May 28, 1949. Children: Linda Tiller McHam, W. Howard, Barbara Tiller Barragan, Frank, Martha I.

Father:

Wendell Tiller

Mother:

Ruth Howard (Lanham) Tiller

Spouse:

Martha Ivey

child:

Frank Tiller

child:

W. Howard Tiller

child:

Barbara Tiller Barragan Tiller

child:

Linda Tiller McHam Tiller

child:

Martha I. Tiller