Born October 5, 1878, in Mitchell County, North Carolina. Received his M.D. from the University of Oregon Medical School in 1904, and obtained further training at Multnomah County Hospital, North Pacific Sanitarium, and Dr. Coffey Hospital in Oregon as well as the Vanderbilt Clinic in New York. Chief surgeon at Camp Lewis, WA, during World War I. Maintained a private practice in Lacrosse, WA, until returning to Portland in 1918. From 1918-1957, served on the faculty of the University of Oregon Medical School while maintaining a private practice and a home-based business manufacturing pharmaceutical preparations. Active in the Freemasons and Anglo-Saxon Christian Association. Died in 1962 at the age of 87.
From the description of Herbert Merton Greene papers, 1891-2006 1904-1962. [1891-2006]. (Oregon Health & Science University Library). WorldCat record id: 71206163
