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- Following the tendency of the age toward specialization in the medical profession, Dr. Louis W. Haskell is specializing in obstetrical cases and surgical work. In which he has developed a high degree of skill, and for the past fifteen years he has engaged in practice in Memphis. A native of Georgia, he was born in Habersham County on the 30th of August, 1878, and his parents were Louis W. and Sallie (Owens) Haskell. The father was born in Abbeville, South Carolina, and became a successful business man, serving as vice president and general manager of the Southern Cotton Oil Company. He was residing In Savannah, Georgia, at the time of his death, which occurred in 1920. The mother passed away about three months before in that city, in which she was born. George O. Haskell, a brother of the subject of this review, is still living In Savannah and he also has two sisters who are residents of Georgia.
Reared in Savannah, Georgia, Louis W. Haskell there attended public and private schools and later entered the Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore, Maryland, in which he spent eight years as a student, winning the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1899, while in 1903 the M. D. degree was conferred upon him. After spending two years as an Interne in New York City hospitals Dr. Haskell came to Memphis, locating in this city In 1906 He engaged in general practice for a time, but for many years he has specialized in surgery and obstetrics. He is associate professor of surgery in the college of medicine of the University of Tennessee and is a member of the staffs of the Baptist Memorial and Memphis General hospitals; while he also has a large private practice. He has never lost the attitude of a student toward his profession and does everything possible to perfect himself in his chosen vocation. .
On June 1, 1910, Dr. Haskell was united in marriage to Miss Roberta Hamilton, whose birth occurred at Mount Sterling, Kentucky, and in that state she was reared. The Doctor is an Episcopalian in religious faith and his deep interest in the welfare and prosperity of his city is indicated by his membership with the Chamber of Commerce. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is also connected with the local and state medical societies and the Southern and American Medical associations. He is a member of the Tennessee Club and his chief source of recreation is obtained in hunting wild turkeys and ducks. He holds to high ideals in his professional work and his pronounced ability is not only demonstrated by his success in practice but is also attested by his colleagues and associates.
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Published by S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1923
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1878 - 1933 (54 years)
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