John Slowko Zelenik Biographical File
Abstract
newspaper articles and obituaries, photograph of Dr. Zelenik
Dates
- Creation: 1971 - 1979
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Historical or Biographical Note
John Slowko Zelenik was professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and served as acting chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecolgy from 1974 to 1976. Born in Chicago, Feb 21, 1911 he received his MD from the University of Illinois in 1940. Prior to coming to Vanderbilt, he served in the army during World War II, Korea and Vietnam, and attained the rank of colonel before retiring in 1966. Among his military assignments, he served as chief of the department of surgery at Tripler General Hospital in Honolulu. He also served on the faculty of the University of Illinois Medical School in Chicago, and the University of Colorado Medical School in Denver. Involved in numerous professional organizations, and widely published, he joined the faculty at Vanderbilt in 1968. He died in Nashville May 25, 1979.
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Language of Materials
English
- Title
- John Slowko Zelenik biographical file
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by EBL Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2012-06-25
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is inEnglish.
Repository Details
Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository
Eskind Biomedical Library
2209 Garland Ave.
Nashville TN 37232
historyofmedicine@vanderbilt.edu
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