Richard Overton Cannon (1918-2006) biographical file

Collection

Identifier: EBL-0403

Staff Only

Abstract

Biographical file includes newspaper clippings, a copy of the Tennessee Hospital Association 50th Anniversary Oral History Collection (which includes Cannon), correspondence, an obituary from VUMC Reporter, and miscellaneous anecdotes.

Dates

1958 - 2006

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Historical or Biographical Note

Richard Overton Cannon was a 1943 graduate of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He served his residency at Vanderbilt and became chief resident in Obstetrics/Gynecology. Dr. Cannon served as Director of Vanderbilt Hospital from 1951 to 1967, and as Dean of the Division of Allied Health Professions until 1972.

Dr. Cannon served in the Army during the Korean War and also served for many years in the Tennessee National Guard. He was elected to AOA while in medical school and was very active in the Nashville Academy of Medicine, the Tennessee Medical Association, AMA, AAMC, and the Tennessee Hospital Association throughout his career. He served as Director of the Tennessee Mid-South Regional Medical Program from 1973 until 1983.