City: Dyersburg
FLANARY, David L., physician and surgeon; born Waverly, Tenn., Oct. 23, 1880; son of Isaac and Margaret (Johnson) FLANARY; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Dickson Normal University of Nashville and Ky. State University; graduated L. I., 1898, B. S., 1901; and A. B. 1903; went to New York in 1907 and served as House Surgeon of the St. Mary’s Hospital; House Surgeon of the N. Y. Women’s Hospital; House Surgeon of the N. Y. Lying in Hospital; House Physician of the N. Y. General Hospital and six months as Medical Director of the N. Y. Health Dept.; On completing his work in New York, he traveled over most of Europe, making a special study of the diseases of the country and treatment of same; he then went to South America where he made a special study of tropical diseases, helping in closing the ports where yellow fever was prevalent; Democrat.
