No.567 Garth B. Myers, M.D., 2010

File — Box: 65, Folder: 9

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Myers (b. 1921) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He discusses his family, growing up years, and schooling. He served an LDS mission to Los Angeles, California, while simultaneously attending school at the University of Southern California. He graduated from the USC medical school. While working as a resident at the Los Angeles County Hospital, Myers contracted polio. He was thirty years old. He describes his symptoms and treatment. He emerged from the disease with no noticeable disability. He describes possible post-Polio symptoms. Dr. Myers worked at Primary Children's Medical Center as a pediatric neurologist until his retirement.

Polio Oral History Project.

Interviewer: Becky B. Lloyd

Dates

2010

Conditions Governing Access

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