Herbert Breckenridge Greenlee

Background

Greenlee, Herbert Breckenridge was born on September 6, 1927 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Son of Harvey James and Abbie (McCathran) Greenlee.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Beloit College, 1951; Doctor of Medicine University of Chicago, 1955.

Career

Intern, University of Chicago Clinics, 1956; resident in surgery, University of Chicago Clinics, 1956-1962; practice medicine specializing in surgery, Chicago, 1964-1966; staff surgeon, Veterans Administration Hospital., Madison, Wisconsin, 1966-1967; assistant chief surgical service, Veterans Administration Hospital., Hines, Illinois, 1967-1972; chief surgical service, Veterans Administration Hospital., since 1972; associate professor surgery, Stritch School Medicine, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, 1967-1972; professor surgery, Stritch School Medicine, Loyola University, since 1972; professor emeritus department surgery, since 1995.

Achievements

• Herbert Breckenridge Greenlee has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1962-1964. Fellow American Cancer Society, Australian Computer Society (coordinator general surgery film sessions since 1976, chairman motion picture committee since 1978, member program committee since 1978), Institute Medicine Chicago. Member American Gastroenterology Association, American Medical Association, Society Surgery Alimentary Tract, Midwest Gut Club, Chicago Society Gastroenterology (president 1973-1974, counselor 1974-1975), American Surgical Association, Illinois Surgical Society (president 1975-1976, trustee since 1976), Chicago Surgical Society (secretary 1974-1977, president 1980-1981), Charles B. Puestow Surgical Society, New York Academy Science, Association VA Surgeons (president 1981-1982), Association Academy Surgery, Collegium International Chirurgiae Digestivae, Western, Midwest, Central surgical associations, International Society Surgery, Pancreas Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Shirley Claire Rurik, June 12, 1955. Children: Herbert, William, Kenneth, Anne.

Father:

Harvey James Greenlee

Mother:

Abbie (McCathran) Greenlee

Spouse:

Shirley Claire Rurik

child:

William Greenlee

child:

Kenneth Greenlee

child:

Herbert Greenlee

child:

Anne Greenlee