L.D. Britt

Background

Britt, L.D. was born on June 28, 1951 in Suffolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Claretta (White) Britt.

Education

Bachelor with honors, University of Virginia, 1972; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1977; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Norfolk State University, 1977.

Career

Intern, Barnes Hospital-Washington U., St. Louis, 1977-1978; assistant resident, Barnes Hospital-Washington U., St. Louis, 1978-1979; research fellow, Washington U., St. Louis, 1979-1981; resident, U. Hospital Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1981-1984; clinical fellow Maryland. Institute for Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome system, U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1985-1986; clinical instructor in surgery, University of Illinois, 1983-1985; member of staff, assistant director emergency medicine, Bethany Hospital, Chicago, 1984-1985; cheif administrative surgical fellow Shock Trauma Center, Maryland. Institute Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome Sys., 1985-1986; assistant professor surgery, Eastern Virginia U., Norfolk, Virginia, 1986-1989; medical director Shock Trauma Center, Eastern Virginia U., Norfolk, 1987-1997; associate professor surgery, Eastern Virginia U., Norfolk, 1989-1993; Henry Ford professor, vice department chairman surgery, Eastern Virginia U., Norfolk, 1993-1995; Henry Ford professor and Edward Brickhouse department chairman surgery, Eastern Virginia U., Norfolk, since 1994; cheif department surgery, Sentara Hospital, Norfolk, since 1997; command consultant general surgery, Portsmouth (Virginia) Naval Medical Center, since 1994.

Reviewer Archives of Surgery, Journal Trauma. Visiting professor Howard U., Washington, 1987, East Carolina U., Greenville, 1988, 98, Roanoke Memorial Hospital, 1989, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1991, Emory University, Atlanta, 1991,Fairfax Hospital, 1991, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1991, Maryland. Institute for Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome, U. Maryland., 1991, University of California, Davis, 1992, Morehouse School Medicine, Atlanta, 1992, U. Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, 1992, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1993, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1993, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia,1994, St. Saint Louis University, 1994, 97, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, 1994, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1995, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1995, St. Luke's Medical Center, Cleveland, 1995, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, 1996, Medical Center Control Georgia, Macon, 1996, Brooklyn Hospital Center, 1997, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1997, U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1998.

Maynard lecturer Morehouse School Medicine, 1998, among others.

Achievements

• Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Britt has been listed as a noteworthy Trauma and general surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of the board visiting Norfolk State University, 1989-1996, rector, 1994-1996. Member Executive Board directors Virginia Symphony, 1988-1993. Honorary co-chairman Urban League, 1991.

Member of advisory board Bethel Cmty. Outreach Program, 1991-1993. Trustee Sentara Health Sys., 1992-1994, Virginia Symphony, since 1994, Chrysler Museum, since 1993.

Vice rector Norfolk State University, 1993-1994. Honorary chairman National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Suffolk, 1993. Member of advisory board Leaders for Learning, 1992-1994.

Board directors Virginia Opera, since 1994. Fellow American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American College Critical Care Medicine, American College of Surgeons (chair regional committees on trauma since 1998, commission on trauma region III chief 1996-1998, commission on surgery education since 1996, Chairman of Commission on trauma Virginia chapter 1991-1992, commission on applicants since 1991), Royal Society Medicine(England). Member American Medical Association (graduate education advising committee since 1997), American Burn Association, APHA, American Surgical Association, American Trauma Society, Association for Academy Surgery, Association Governor Bds.

Universities and Colls., Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (education subcommittee), International Society for Burn Injuries, National Medical Association, Norfolk Academy Medicine, Pan American Trauma society (board of managers), Science Research Society, Shock Society, Society International de Chirugie, Society American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Society Black Academy Surgeons (executive county), Society Critical Care Medicine, Southern Surgical Association, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Rotary, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Father:

Claretta (White) B. Britt