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Watt, William Vance was born on April 10, 1924 in Thomasville, Georgia, United States. Son of Charles Hansell and Elizabeth Gilkeson (Pancake) Watt.
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William Vance Watt
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William Vance Watt, American surgeon. Diplomate American Board Surgery. Recipient Silver Beaver award Boy Scouts American, 1974, Golden Eagle award, 1995. Founder Brookwood School, Thomasville, 1970, All Saints Episcopal Church, Thomasville, 1980, member vestry, since 1996. Member American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Southeastern Surgical Society, Rotary.
Education
Student, Davidson College, 1942-1943; student, Duke U., 1943-1944; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1948.
Career
Intern, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, 1948-1949; resident surgery, Jefferson Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia, 1949-1951, 53-54; fellow surgery, Lahey Clinic, Boston, 1954-1955; member surgical staff, Archbold Memorial Hospital, Thomasville, Georgia, 1955-1994.
Achievements
Membership
Founder Brookwood School, Thomasville, 1970, All Saints Episcopal Church, Thomasville, 1980, member vestry, since 1996. Member American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Southeastern Surgical Society, Rotary.
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Married Mary Mercer Pendleton, April 7, 1951. Children: Mercer Pendleton Watt Roemer, Elizabeth Vance Watt Finch, Philip Cargill.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Republican