Dr. Frank G. Elliott, family physician, dead
at age 92. One of the first Black physicians in the
Bridgeport area Dr. Frank G. Elliott died Saturday,
January 14, 2006, at Bridgeport Hospital surrounded by
his family. Husband of the late Edith B. Elliott, he
was born in Portsmouth, Va., and lived most of his
life in Stratford. He is survived by three daughters,
Lynne Elliott Bannister and Francine Elliott Smith,
both of Boston, Mass., and Alice Elliott Smith of Los
Angeles, Calif. He also leaves four grandchildren,
Jennifer Lynne Smith, Jason Elliott Rosenwald, Robert
Noah Elliott Smith and Alison Mary Edith Campbell; and
three great-grandchildren, Jose Miguel, Raya Carolyn
and India Edith Rosenwald. He is also survived by his
sisters, Laura Elliott Franklin of Houston, Texas, and
Louis Elliott Hill of Jacksonville, Fla., as well as
many nieces, nephews. Born August 23, 1913, Dr.
Elliott was the son of the late Dr. Frank G. Elliott
Sr., a physician for 60 years in Portsmouth, Va., and
Laura Elizabeth Carr Elliott. Dr. Elliott received his
Bachelor of Science degree from Lincoln University in
Pennsylvania and graduated from Howard University
School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., in 1940. He
served in the U.S. Public Health Service in Oklahoma
from 1942 through 1944, and then moved to Bridgeport
to open a family medical practice in 1945. In 1967, he
became a senior physician in the emergency department
at Bridgeport Hospital, where he served until 1978
until resuming his family practice. Also, at
Bridgeport Hospital he served on the hospital's
Development, Pharmacy and Dietary, Patient Care, and
Trauma committees. He was also a member of the
Disability Claim Review committee for the town of
Stratford. In 1980, he joined the emergency department
of Danbury Hospital and retired in 1993. Dr. Elliott
was the founder and director of the first freestanding
methadone drug clinic in Bridgeport, the first of its
kind in the greater Bridgeport area. Dr. Elliott not
only developed the program, but also initiated an
active peer counseling program as well as an ongoing
educational component for all clinic participants. Dr.
Elliott shared his passion for emergency medicine and
trauma medicine by teaching nursing students and other
health care professionals at the University of
Bridgeport School of Nursing. In addition, he taught
emergency medical technician courses at Housatonic
Community College in Bridgeport and for the town of
Stratford. In 1987, he was awarded the Hertzler Knox
Award for excellence in contributions to emergency
medical services in Connecticut. Dr. Elliott was past
president of the Bridgeport Medical Society and the
Bridgeport Academy of Family Practice. He was a member
of the Fairfield County Medical Society, American
Academy of Family Practice, the World Medical
Association and the Southwestern Connecticut Emergency
Medical Council. He also was a charter member of the
American College of Emergency Physicians. He served on
the Medical Advisory Committee of Connecticut Blue
Cross/Blue Shield and was a member of its board of
directors. He also served on the Boards of Directors
of the Bridgeport Area Foundation and People's Bank.
He was a member of the Governor's Task Force on Drug
Addiction and the Governor's Task Force on Venereal
Disease. He also was a past president of the Board of
Directors of Family Service Society of Bridgeport. He
served on the state Advisory Committee on Emergency
Medical Services, and was chairman of the planning
committee. He was a member of the state of Connecticut
House of Delegates for the Fairfield County Medical
Society as well as chairman of the medical team for
the Jackie Robinson Foundation Jazz Concert for over
30 years. In addition to the Hertzler Knox Award, he
received the Southwestern Connecticut EMS Service
Award each year from 1976 to 1984; was named a Paul
Harris Fellow by the Bridgeport Rotary Club, of which
he was a member for over 35 years; and was chosen
Volunteer of the Year by Hall Neighborhood House in
1993.
Published in the Connecticut Post on 1/19/2006.
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