Laurence Fraser Levy

Background

Levy, Laurence Fraser was born on November 16, 1921 in London. Arrived in Zimbabwe, 1957. Son of Hyman and Marion Aitken (Fraser) Levy.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery, U. London, 1949; Master of Science, New York University, 1956.

Career

Consultant neurosurgeon Governments of Rhodesia, Malawi, Zambia, 1957-1972. Professor surgery University Zimbabwe, 1972-1986, professor neurosurgery, since 1986.

Achievements

• Laurence Fraser Levy has been listed as a noteworthy medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Zimcare Trust for the Mentally Handicapped, Harare, since 1972, Paraplegic Association, Harare, since 1974. Medical advisor Multiple Sclerosis Society Zimbabwe, since 1986. Patron Epilepsy Support Foundation, since 1991.

Flight lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Medical Branch, 1946-1949. Fellow American College of Surgeons, Association Surgeons of East Africa (president 1988, traveling lecturer 1995), Pan-African Association Neurological Sciences (president 1990-1992), Royal Society Medicine. Member British Medical Association, Zimbabwe Medical Association, Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Interests

• Avocation: chess equitation (awarded national colours).

Connections

Married Lorraine Moyle Woest, December 24, 1966. Children: Bruce Fraser Levy, Malcolm Howden Levy.