John A. Kenney Sr.

John Andrew Kenney Sr. (June 11, 1874 – January 29, 1950) was an African-American surgeon who was the medical director and chief surgeon of the John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, from 1902 to 1922. He was also the co-founder of the National Medical Association (NMA), of which he also served as secretary from 1904 to 1912. He was elected president of the NMA in 1912.[1] He was the editor-in-chief of its journal, the Journal of the National Medical Association, from 1916 to 1948.[2] After leaving Tuskegee in 1924, he founded the Kenney Memorial Hospital in Newark, New Jersey. This hospital was later renamed the Booker T. Washington Community Hospital in 1935, and closed down in 1953.[3] He also served as the personal physician of both Booker T. Washington[4] and George Washington Carver.[3]

John A. Kenney Sr.
Born(1874-06-11)June 11, 1874
Albemarle County, Virginia
DiedJanuary 29, 1950(1950-01-29) (aged 75)
Glen Ridge, New Jersey
EducationHampton University, Leonard Medical School
RelativesJohn A. Kenney Jr. (son)
Medical career
ProfessionSurgeon
FieldSurgery

References
  1. "John A. Kenney Jr., 89". Washington Post. 2003-12-07. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  2. "John Andrew Kenney, M.D., 1874-1950". Journal of the National Medical Association. 48 (1): 75. January 1956. PMC 2641163. PMID 20893791.
  3. "Guide to the Papers of John A. Kenney" (PDF). Tuskegee University. 2009. p. 3.
  4. Morrison, Sheena M.; Fee, Elizabeth (2010-04-01). "The Journal of the National Medical Association: A Voice for Civil Rights and Social Justice". American Journal of Public Health. 100 (S1): S70–S71. doi:10.2105/ajph.2009.175042. ISSN 0090-0036. PMC 2837443. PMID 20147673.
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