Donald Pierce Speer

Background

Speer, Donald Pierce was born on June 18, 1937 in Kingsport, Tennessee, United States. Son of Donald Devore and Anna Louise (Pierce) Speer.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Stanford, 1959; postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1966.

Career

Assistant professor surgery, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1975-1979; associate professor surgery, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1979-1983; associate professor anatomy, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1982-1983; professor surgery, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1983; professor anatomy, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1983. Associate staff member Arizona Crippled Children's Services, Tucson, since 1977, Myelomenignocele Clinic, since 1980, Cerebral Palsy Clinic, since 1986. Affiliate teaching staff Tucson Medical Center, since 1977.

Achievements

• Donald Pierce Speer has been listed as a noteworthy Orthopedic surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Pima County Medical Board, Tucson, 1990. Major United States Army, 1968-1970, Vietnam. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons, Orthopedic Research Society, Pediatric Orthopedic Society North America, American Orthopedic Association.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, computer graphics, physical optics.

Connections

Married Laurel Elmendorf, January 27, 1962 (divorced December 1988). Children: Kirsten, Marshall Patton, Stephen Anthony. Married Isabell Emmi Steigerwald, July 21, 1989.

Father:

Donald Devore Speer

Mother:

Anna Louise (Pierce) Speer

Spouse:

Laurel Elmendorf

Spouse:

Isabell Emmi Steigerwald

child:

Marshall Patton Speer

child:

Kirsten Speer

child:

Stephen Anthony Speer