Background
Potts, Willis John was born on March 22, 1895 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Horace and Hannah (Boeyink) Potts.
Potts, Willis John was born on March 22, 1895 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Horace and Hannah (Boeyink) Potts.
Bachelor of Arts, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, 1918. Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1920. Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College, 1924.
Interne Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago.
Logan fellowship in surgical Rush Medical College, 1925-1926. Post graduate work, Frankfort, Germany, 1930-1931.
Began general practice, Oak Park, Illinois, 1925. Specialized in surgery, 1931-1965, retired. Author syndicated newspaper column, 1965-1968.
Professor of emeritus surgery Northwestern University Medical school, 1960-1968.
Consultant surgery, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago. Sergt. Chemical Warfare Service, 1917-1918.
1 year in the United States and 1 year in France. Lieutenant colonel &colonel A.U.S., serving in Southwest Pacific with 25th Evacuation Hospital, 1942-1945.
Fellow American College Surgeons. Member American Medical Association, Illinois and Chicago Medical Societies, Chicago Surgical Society, Western Surgical Society, Institute Medical of Chicago, American Association Thoracic Surgery, American Surgical Association, Central Surgical Association American Heart Association (president Chicago 1960-1961).
Married Henrietta Neerken, July 7, 1922. Children: Willis John, Edward Eugene, Judith Eleanor.