Mr. Specter. And what is your profession, sir?
Dr. Shaw. Physician and surgeon.
Mr. Specter. Will you outline briefly your educational background, please?
Dr. Shaw. I received my B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1927 and M.D. degree in 1933. My surgical training was obtained at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, July 1934 to July 1936, and my training in thoracic surgery at the University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich., July 1936 to July 1938. Do you want me to say what happened subsequent to then?
Mr. Specter. Yes; will you outline your medical career in brief form subsequent to that date, please?
Dr. Shaw. I entered private practice, limited to thoracic surgery, August 1, 1938. I have continuously practiced this specialty in Dallas, with the exception of the period from June 1942 to December 1945, when I was a member of the Medical Corps of the Army of the United States, serving almost all of this period in the European theatre of operations. I was again absent from Dallas from December 1961 until June 1963, when I headed the medico team and performed surgery at the Avicenna Hospital at Kabul, Afghanistan.
Mr. Specter. Are you Board certified, Dr. Shaw?
Dr. Shaw. Yes. I am certified by the Board of Thoracic Surgery, date of certification—1948. At the present time I am professor of thoracic surgery and chairman of the division of thoracic surgery at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School.
Mr. Specter. Did you have occasion to perform any medical care for President Kennedy on November 22, 1963?