Carpenter, George K. Sr.

 Digital Record
Identifier: 406
Carpenter, George K. Sr.

Dates

  • 1958 - 1969

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Historical or Biographical Note

Dr. George K. Carpenter Sr., a native of Nashville and a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine ('19), was an associate professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery at Meharry Medical College during the 1950s and 1960s. During World War II, he was chief of orthopaedic surgery at Halloran General Hospital in Staten Island, New York.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Biographical file includes a newspaper clipping and correspondence related to the history of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine during the 1910s.

Subjects

Linked Records

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository

https://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/specialcollections/history-of-medicine/
Contact:
Eskind Biomedical Library
2209 Garland Ave.
Nashville TN 37232

 

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