Kredel, Frederick E. (Frederick Evert), 1903-1961

Frederick Evert Kredel (1903-1961) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Johns Hopkins Medical School in 1929. While a student, Dr. Kredel worked in the Harvard laboratory of the renowned surgeon Dr. Harvey Cushing. Dr. Kredel was the first full-time professor of surgery at the Medical College of the State of South Carolina, where he taught from 1937-1961. In 1943, he was named Head of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief of Roper Hospital. Dr. Kredel was a prolific writer of scientific papers on a wide range of topics, and was active in numerous organizations, including the Society of University Surgeons, the Charleston County Medical Society, and the South Carolina Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. In 1970, the Department of Surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina established the Frederick E. Kredel Honorary Professorship in honor of Dr. Kredel.