Annual Meeting

Edgar J. Poth Memorial Lectureship

Dr. Edgar J. Poth was a surgeon in Galveston, Texas. He trained at the University of Texas. He obtained a PhD in Chemistry at the University of California, and while he was an instructor of Pharmacology at Johns Hopkins University, he completed his medical degree by 1931. Dr. Poth completed his postgraduate training at Stanford, and stayed on faculty at Stanford, and also had other faculty appointments at Johns Hopkins and the University of Arkansas. He was a faculty member at UT Galveston for over 40 years, and served as Director of Surgical Research. He wrote over 160 scientific papers. He was ahead of his time with great interest in the management of bacterial growth associated with surgical disease. Dr. Poth served as the 15th president of the Southwestern Surgical Association, and is remembered for his clinical excellence, and his drive to plan for the future.