Author Biographical Info
Karl Karnaky was born November 7, 1907, in Barham, Louisiana and died May 29, 1988, in Houston, Texas. His parents were from Germany and Austria-Hungary. Karnaky graduated in pre-medicine from Rice University (then the Rice Institute) in 1930 and went on to study medicine at UTMB. He registered for the draft in 1940; he was working out of the Medical Arts Building at the time. In 1940, he treated a five-year-old Houston girl for tumor-induced precocious puberty; the case was compared to that of Lina Medina, a Peruvian girl who gave birth at age five. He taught at Baylor College of Medicine in the late 1940s. He was the director of Menstrual Disorder Clinic at Jefferson Davis and was on staff at Hermann, Park View, Heights, St. Joseph’s, Memorial, and Methodist Hospitals. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked at the Obstetrical and Gynecological Research Institute [and Foundation], Houston.
Publication Date(s)
November 28, 2022
Keywords
Gynecology, Houston (TX), Karl John Karnaky (1907-1988), ephemera
Abstract
The Karl Karnaky, MD papers contain reprints, correspondence, notes, flyers, and a textbook related to his work in the field of gynecology. See more at MS 022.
Recommended Citation
Karnaky, Karl John (1907-1988), "MS 022 Guide to Karl Karnaky, MD Papers (1938-1970s)" (2022). Manuscript Finding Aids. 88.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/findingaids/88
