William Polk Polk Longmire

Background

Longmire, William Polk was born on September 14, 1913 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, United States. Son of William Polk and Grace May (Weeks) Longmire.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Oklahoma, 1934. Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins, 1938. Doctor of Medicine honorary degrees, University Athens, Greece, 1972.

Doctor of Medicine honorary degrees, Northwestern University, 1976. Doctor of Medicine honorary degrees, University Lund, Sweden, 1976. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Heidelberg, Germany, 1974.

Career

Intern surgery Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1938-1939, resident surgery, 1944, surgeon in charge plastic out-patient clinic, 1946-1948, surgeon, 1947-1948. Harvey Cushing fellow experimental surgery Johns Hopkins, 1939-1940, Halsted fellow surgical pathology, 1940, successively instructor, assistant professor associate professor surgery, 1943-1948. Professor surgery University of California at Los Angeles, 1948-1981, professor emeritus, 1981—2003, chairman department, 1948-1976.

Consultant surgery Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital, Los Angeles County Harbor Hospital, 1945-1976, VA distinguished physician, 1982-1987. Guest professor special surgery Free University Berlin, Federal Republic Germany, 1952-1954. Visiting professor surgery Mayo Graduate School Medicine, 1968, Royal College Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1968.

Chairman surgery study section National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service, 1961-1964. Member Conference Committee on Graduate Education in Surgery, 1959-1966, chairman, 1964-1966. Member special medical advisory group to medical director VA, 1963-1968, vice chairman, 1967-1968.

Chairman surgery training committee National Institutes of Health, 1969-1970. Member president' cancer panel National Cancer Institute, 1982-1991. Wade visiting professor Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh, 1972.

National civilian consultant surgery Air Surgeon United States Air Force. Surgical consultant Surgeon General United States Army, 1961-1988. Commissioner Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, 1975-1980.

Achievements

• Diplomate American Board Surgery (chairman 1961-1962).

Works

• Other Work

  • Editor: Advances in Surgery, 1975-1976. Editorial board: Annals of Surgery, 1965–2000.

Membership

Served as major United States Air Force, 1952-1954. Special consultant Air Surgeon General' General’ s Office. Fellow American College of Surgeons (chairman forum committee fundamental surgical problems 1961-1962, regent 1962-1971, chairman board regents 1969-1971, president 1971-1973, Sheen award New Jersey chapter 1987).

Honorary fellow Association Surgeons Great Britain and Ireland, Royal College Surgeons Ireland, Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh, Royal College Surgeons England, Italian Surgical Society, Association Française de Chirurgie, Japan Surgical Society. Member American Medical Association (member council on medical education 1964-1969), Society Scholars of Johns Hopkins University, Society Clinical Surgeons, American Surgical Association (president 1967-1968), Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Western Surgical Association, Southern Surgical Association, Society University Surgeons, International Society Surgery, International Federation Surgical Colleges (president 1984-1987), International Surgical Group, (president 1993), American Association Thoracic Surgery, Pan-Pacific Surgical Association, Los Angeles Surgical Society (president 1956), Bay District Surgical Society, Society Surgery Alimentary Tract (president 1975-1976), California Medical Association (secretary surgical section 1950-1951, chairman science board 1966-1967, Golden Apple award 1990), James IV Association Surgeons (president 1981), Society Surgical Chairmen (president 1970-1972), Sociédad Argentina di Cirugia Digestiva (honorary), Southern Surgical Association (honorary), Italian Surgical Society (honorary), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha. Correspondent member Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Chirugie.

Connections

Married Jane Jarvis Cornelius, October 28, 1939. Children– William Polk III (deceased), Gill, Sarah Jane.

Father:

William Polk Longmire

Mother:

Grace May (Weeks) Longmire

Spouse:

Jane Jarvis Cornelius

child:

William Polk III Longmire (deceased)

child:

Gill Longmire

child:

Sarah Jane Longmire