George Valter Brindley, Sr., M.D.
Temple, Bell County, Texas
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(January 8, 1886 - October 7, 1970) Texas native George Brindley graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 1911, and went to work at the Temple Sanitarium (later Scott & White Hospital). He became a prominent specialist in surgery and cancer treatment and a leader in guiding the development and growth of Scott & White Hospital. After 50 years, Dr. Brindley retired in 1961 and served in several community organizations. Recorded - 1997
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The Story
A Texas native born in 1886, Dr. George Valter Brindley graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 1911 and joined the Temple Sanitarium, which became Scott & White Hospital. He grew into a leading surgeon and cancer specialist and helped guide the hospital's development and expansion over a fifty-year career. He retired in 1961 and gave his later years to community service before his death in 1970.
Why it matters
Brindley's career charts the rise of Scott & White into a major medical center, part of the professionalization of medicine and hospital care in twentieth-century Texas.
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