Irvin Abell

Irvin Abell (September 13, 1876 – August 28, 1949) was a surgeon from Louisville, Kentucky.

Background

Abell graduated from Louisville Medical College in 1897 and then studied in Germany at the University of Marburg and the University of Berlin. He joined the faculty at Louisville Medical College faculty in 1900 and became professor of surgery when the school merged with the University of Louisville in 1908. He was named to the school's board of trustees in 1935.

Abell was the first Grand Presiding Senior (president) of Phi Chi Medical Fraternity (Southern) in 1897.

Abell was president of the American Medical Association from 1938 to 1939, and also served as president of the American College of Surgeons, Southeastern Surgical Association, and the Kentucky State Medical Association. During World War II he headed the national committee that consulted with the Department of Defense on matters of public health.

He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.

Further reading

• Johnson, E. Polk (1912). A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 1041–1042. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
• Pike, Burlyn (1941-11-23). "You Can't Pin A Prodigy Tag On Irvin Abell". Louisville Courier-Journal Magazine.
• Kleber, John E. (1992). "Abell, Irvin". In John E. Kleber (ed.). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0. Retrieved 2011-09-30.