Edward Meadors Copeland III

Background

III, Edward Meadors Copeland was born on October 6, 1937 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Son of Edward Meadors Junior and Louise (Leggitt) C.

Education

Bachelor, Duke U., 1959; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1963.

Career

Intern in surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1963-1964; resident in general surgery, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1964-1969; resident surgical oncology, Anderson Hospital, Houston, 1971-1972; assistant professor to professor, University Texas Medical School, Houston, 1972-1982; assistant professor to professor, University Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, 1972-1982; professor, department chairman, U. Florida College Medicine, Gainesville, since 1982. Project director National Large Bowel Cancer Project, National Cancer Institute, Houston, 1981-1982.

Achievements

• Edward Meadors Copeland III has been listed as a noteworthy Surgery educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Sun Bank, Gainesville, since 1987. Major United States Army, 1969-1971, Vietnam. Fellow American Surgical Association, Southern Surgical Association.

Member American College of Surgeons, Association for Academy Surgery (president 1978-1979), Society University Surgeons, Gainesville Golf and Country Club.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, golf, tennis.

Connections

Married Martha Patterson, Ar. 24, 1964; children: Edward Meadors IV, Catherine Leggit.

Father:

Edward Meadors C. Junior

Mother:

Louise (Leggitt) C.

Spouse:

Martha Patterson

child:

Catherine Leggit III

child:

Edward Meadors IV III