Dr. Sidney Smith. University of South Florida Tampa Library still image eng Dr. Sidney Smith was born in 1912 and received his B.S. in 1933 and M.S. degree in 1942 from Chicago and his M.D. in 1941 from Rush Medical School at the University of Chicago. He interned in Orlando, Florida. He became a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and a member of numerous medical and honoray societies, was a charter member of the Gulf Coast Academy of Sciences and he was a Mason. At the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago he and Dr. Willis J. Potts developed the Potts-Smith Vascular Clamp and pioneered surgery on congenital heart defects. He and Dr. Potts did the first "Blue Baby Operation" in 1946. Their exhibit on "Study of Effect of Brain Anaesthesis on Cardiac Arrhythmia During Anoxia" won first place from the Florida Medical Association in 1963. He served for some years as hospital commander at Homestead Air Force Base. A Colonel in the Air Force Active Reserve, he also worked as physician for Army Air Force Seach Rescue Operations in Alaska. He was a consultant in cardiovascular diseases the the Air Force as well as to the Florida Crippled Children's Commission, the American Legion Crippled Children's Hospital and to Chicago's South Shore Hospital. He came to Bradenton in 1952 with his wife Esther. He had a private practice and did surgery at Manatee Memorial Hospital. He did complicated mitral and aortic valvulotomies and internal mammary artery transplants before these proceedures were commonly done. He was perpetual chairman of the autopsy committee of Manatee Memorial Hospital. He authored numerous articles for Medical Journals and the Reader's Digest made him the subject of an article on pioneering medical work in blue baby operations. A commercial pilot with more than 6,500 hours of flying time, Dr. Smith held an airline transport rating. He also owned a World War II A-36 Mustang fighter plane. He had "barnstormed" in his younger days to get money for medical school. He had dual pilot and physician ratings in the Air Force. He was active in the Civil Air Patrol and served on active duty during the Berlin Crisis with the 435 Troop Carrier Wing. During Dr. Smith's funeral, a fellow pilot flew Sidney's plane in a low roll over the Episcopal Church, an Air Force tradition. Dr. Sidney Smith was born in 1912 and received his B.S. in 1933 and M.S. degree in 1942 from Chicago and his M.D. in 1941 from Rush Medical School at the University of Chicago. He interned in Orlando, Florida. He became a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and a member of numerous medical and honoray societies, was a charter member of the Gulf Coast Academy of Sciences and he was a Mason. At the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago he and Dr. Willis J. Potts developed the Potts-Smith Vascular Clamp and pioneered surgery on congenital heart defects. He and Dr. Potts did the first "Blue Baby Operation" in 1946. Their exhibit on "Study of Effect of Brain Anaesthesis on Cardiac Arrhythmia During Anoxia" won first place from the Florida Medical Association in 1963. He served for some years as hospital commander at Homestead Air Force Base. A Colonel in the Air Force Active Reserve, he also worked as physician for Army Air Force Seach Rescue Operations in Alaska. He was a consultant in cardiovascular diseases the the Air Force as well as to the Florida Crippled Children's Commission, the American Legion Crippled Children's Hospital and to Chicago's South Shore Hospital. He came to Bradenton in 1952 with his wife Esther. He had a private practice and did surgery at Manatee Memorial Hospital. He did complicated mitral and aortic valvulotomies and internal mammary artery transplants before these proceedures were commonly done. He was perpetual chairman of the autopsy committee of Manatee Memorial Hospital. He authored numerous articles for Medical Journals and the Reader's Digest made him the subject of an article on pioneering medical work in blue baby operations. A commercial pilot with more than 6,500 hours of flying time, Dr. Smith held an airline transport rating. He also owned a World War II A-36 Mustang fighter plane. He had "barnstormed" in his younger days to get money for medical school. He had dual pilot and physician ratings in the Air Force. He was active in the Civil Air Patrol and served on active duty during the Berlin Crisis with the 435 Troop Carrier Wing. During Dr. Smith's funeral, a fellow pilot flew Sidney's plane in a low roll over the Episcopal Church, an Air Force tradition. United States Florida--Manatee County--Bradenton Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
Dr. Sidney Smith.
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Dr. Sidney Smith was born in 1912 and received his B.S. in 1933 and M.S. degree in 1942 from Chicago and his M.D. in 1941 from Rush Medical School at the University of Chicago. He interned in Orlando, Florida. He became a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and a member of numerous medical and honoray societies, was a charter member of the Gulf Coast Academy of Sciences and he was a Mason. At the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago he and Dr. Willis J. Potts developed the Potts-Smith Vascular Clamp and pioneered surgery on congenital heart defects. He and Dr. Potts did the first "Blue Baby Operation" in 1946. Their exhibit on "Study of Effect of Brain Anaesthesis on Cardiac Arrhythmia During Anoxia" won first place from the Florida Medical Association in 1963. He served for some years as hospital commander at Homestead Air Force Base. A Colonel in the Air Force Active Reserve, he also worked as physician for Army Air Force Seach Rescue Operations in Alaska. He was a consultant in cardiovascular diseases the the Air Force as well as to the Florida Crippled Children's Commission, the American Legion Crippled Children's Hospital and to Chicago's South Shore Hospital. He came to Bradenton in 1952 with his wife Esther. He had a private practice and did surgery at Manatee Memorial Hospital. He did complicated mitral and aortic valvulotomies and internal mammary artery transplants before these proceedures were commonly done. He was perpetual chairman of the autopsy committee of Manatee Memorial Hospital. He authored numerous articles for Medical Journals and the Reader's Digest made him the subject of an article on pioneering medical work in blue baby operations. A commercial pilot with more than 6,500 hours of flying time, Dr. Smith held an airline transport rating. He also owned a World War II A-36 Mustang fighter plane. He had "barnstormed" in his younger days to get money for medical school. He had dual pilot and physician ratings in the Air Force. He was active in the Civil Air Patrol and served on active duty during the Berlin Crisis with the 435 Troop Carrier Wing. During Dr. Smith's funeral, a fellow pilot flew Sidney's plane in a low roll over the Episcopal Church, an Air Force tradition.
Dr. Sidney Smith was born in 1912 and received his B.S. in 1933 and M.S. degree in 1942 from Chicago and his M.D. in 1941 from Rush Medical School at the University of Chicago. He interned in Orlando, Florida. He became a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and a member of numerous medical and honoray societies, was a charter member of the Gulf Coast Academy of Sciences and he was a Mason. At the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago he and Dr. Willis J. Potts developed the Potts-Smith Vascular Clamp and pioneered surgery on congenital heart defects. He and Dr. Potts did the first "Blue Baby Operation" in 1946. Their exhibit on "Study of Effect of Brain Anaesthesis on Cardiac Arrhythmia During Anoxia" won first place from the Florida Medical Association in 1963. He served for some years as hospital commander at Homestead Air Force Base. A Colonel in the Air Force Active Reserve, he also worked as physician for Army Air Force Seach Rescue Operations in Alaska. He was a consultant in cardiovascular diseases the the Air Force as well as to the Florida Crippled Children's Commission, the American Legion Crippled Children's Hospital and to Chicago's South Shore Hospital. He came to Bradenton in 1952 with his wife Esther. He had a private practice and did surgery at Manatee Memorial Hospital. He did complicated mitral and aortic valvulotomies and internal mammary artery transplants before these proceedures were commonly done. He was perpetual chairman of the autopsy committee of Manatee Memorial Hospital. He authored numerous articles for Medical Journals and the Reader's Digest made him the subject of an article on pioneering medical work in blue baby operations. A commercial pilot with more than 6,500 hours of flying time, Dr. Smith held an airline transport rating. He also owned a World War II A-36 Mustang fighter plane. He had "barnstormed" in his younger days to get money for medical school. He had dual pilot and physician ratings in the Air Force. He was active in the Civil Air Patrol and served on active duty during the Berlin Crisis with the 435 Troop Carrier Wing. During Dr. Smith's funeral, a fellow pilot flew Sidney's plane in a low roll over the Episcopal Church, an Air Force tradition.
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