William Gayle Crutchfield

Background

Crutchfield, William Gayle was born on September 28, 1900 in Henry County, Kentucky, United States. Son of Pinkney H. and Amanda (Malin) Crutchfield.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Kentucky, 1923. Doctor of Medicine Johns Hopkins, 1927.

Career

Surgical house officer Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1928-1929. Resident neurological surgery Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, 1930-1933, assistant professor neurological surgery, 1935-1941. Professor neurological surgery University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1941-1972, also department chairman neurological surgery, 1941-1969.

Neurological consultant United States Naval Medical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., Veterans Administration Hospital., Richmond. Named honorary Kentucky colonel.

Membership

Member American, Southern medical associations, Southern Surgical Association (Vice-President 1951), Southern Neurosurg. Society (president 1956), Harvey Cushing Society (vice president 1956), Virginia Neuropsy. Society (president 1935), Society Neurological Surgeons, Kappa Alpha, Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Clubs: Farmington Country, Farmington Hunt (Charlottesville, Virginia).

Connections

Married Theresa Salzsieder, November 2, 1929. Children: Emma Lou (Mistress Davis), Jean Hartford (Mistress Echols), William Gayle, Intern, Woman’s Hospital.

Father:

Pinkney H. Crutchfield

Mother:

Amanda (Malin) Crutchfield

Spouse:

Theresa Salzsieder

child:

William Gayle Crutchfield

child:

Woman’s Hosp Crutchfield

child:

Intern Crutchfield

child:

Jean Hartford Crutchfield (Mistress Echols)

child:

Emma Lou Crutchfield (Mistress Davis)