Background
Durfee, Herbert Ashley was born on November 5, 1924 in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Son of Herbert Ashley and Margaret Elizabeth (Spaulding) Durfee.
Durfee, Herbert Ashley was born on November 5, 1924 in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Son of Herbert Ashley and Margaret Elizabeth (Spaulding) Durfee.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1948; Doctor of Medicine, U. Vermont, 1948.
Intern, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, 1948-1950; fellow in pathology, Free Hospital Women, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1950; resident in obstetrics, Boston Lying-In Hospital, 1951; resident in surgery, Faulkner Hospital, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, 1953; resident in obstetrics-gynecology., Boston Lying-In Hospital and Free Hospital Women, Brookline and Boston, 1954-1957; from instructor to associate professor obstetrics-gynecology., U. Vermont, Burlington, 1957-1970; professor obstetrics-gynecology., U. Vermont, Burlington, 1970-1990; professor emeritus obstetrics-gynecology., U. Vermont, Burlington, since 1990. Associate chairman Department Ob-Gyn., U. Vermont, Burlington, 1965-1990, acting chairman, 1961, 69, 76, 85. President medical staff Medical Center Hospital Vermont, Burlington,1985, 89, chairman various committees.
Captain United States Air Force, 1951-1953. Member American Medical Association, American College Ob-Gyn. (Vermont section past vice-chairman, chairman), North America.Ob-Gyn.
Society (secretary-treasurer, 1980-1990), Vermont State Medical Society, N.E. Medical Association, Baker-Channing Society.
Married ElizabethLea Dole, September 18, 1947. Children: Herbert Ashley III, Eleazer Lea Dole.