Dr. Starr was class president his senior year at Emory University, Atlanta, GA. He completed his pediatric residency at Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C. When he came to Chattanooga in 1935 there were only six pediatricians in the entire city. During his 50 years of practice, he served as a member of his profession's leading organizations and on the staff of most local hospitals, including T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital, where he was chief of staff. He actively participated in the house staff teaching program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Chattanooga and on his retirement in 1982 was appointed emeritus professor. After his retirement, he ran the Well Baby Clinic at T.C. Thompson and was chosen Tennessee State Pediatrician for 1987.
In 1936 he married Adele Murdoch Newell of Newellton, Louisiana, who had moved to Chattanooga to attend the University. They were married 59 years and had three children, one daughter and two sons.
In 1936 he married Adele Murdoch Newell of Newellton, Louisiana, who had moved to Chattanooga to attend the University. They were married 59 years and had three children, one daughter and two sons.
Dr. Starr was class president his senior year at Emory University, Atlanta, GA. He completed his pediatric residency at Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C. When he came to Chattanooga in 1935 there were only six pediatricians in the entire city. During his 50 years of practice, he served as a member of his profession's leading organizations and on the staff of most local hospitals, including T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital, where he was chief of staff. He actively participated in the house staff teaching program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Chattanooga and on his retirement in 1982 was appointed emeritus professor. After his retirement, he ran the Well Baby Clinic at T.C. Thompson and was chosen Tennessee State Pediatrician for 1987.
In 1936 he married Adele Murdoch Newell of Newellton, Louisiana, who had moved to Chattanooga to attend the University. They were married 59 years and had three children, one daughter and two sons.
In 1936 he married Adele Murdoch Newell of Newellton, Louisiana, who had moved to Chattanooga to attend the University. They were married 59 years and had three children, one daughter and two sons.
