Background
Debuys, Laurence Richard was born on November 12, 1878 in New Orleans. Son of James and Stella (Rathbone) DeB.
Debuys, Laurence Richard was born on November 12, 1878 in New Orleans. Son of James and Stella (Rathbone) DeB.
Bachelor of Science, Tulane University, 1899, M Doctorate., 1904. Post graduate work in pediatrics Harvard, 1907, 08. Clinics in Germany, Austria.
England, France.
Intern Charity Hospital, 1902-1904. Practiced medicine, Houma, Louisiana, 1904-1907, New Orleans, since 1907, practice limited to pediatrics since 1910. Hchief of clinic, department of gynecology and obstetrics and clinical assistant, department of pediatrics Tulane University, 1907-1908. associate professor pediatrics, 1912-1917, clinical professor, 1917-1919, assistant professor pediatrics post graduate school medicine, 1912-1917, professor of pediatrics, 1919-1929.
Chief pediatric staff New Orleans Presbyterian Hospital, 1910-1911.
Visiting pediatrist Charity Hospital of Louisiana, 1907-1922, chief of staff in pediatrics, 1919-1922. Member of staff Touro Infirmary since 1910, chief of pediatric department, 1919-1939, consultant pediatrician, since 1939, chairman of the executive committee medical staff, 1937-1938, professor pediatrics nurses Training School, 1924-1934.
Physician in charge Jewish Childrens Home, 1925-1936, Isadore Newman School, 1925-1936. Consultant pediatrics U South. Marine Hospital, 1931-1934.
Chairman pediatric division Emergency Medical Service, OCD, 1942.
Secretary Louisiana State Committee on National Defense Medical Section, and member Volunteer Medical Service Corps, World War I.
Member of staff Touro Infirmary since 1910, chief of pediatric department, 1919-1939, consultant pediatrician, since 1939, chairman of the executive committee medical staff, 1937-1938, professor pediatrics nurses Training School, 1924-1934. Member White House Conference on Child Health, 1929. Member follow-up committee, 1929-1931.
Member Court of Honor, Boy Scouts American, 1918-1921.
Diplomate American Board Pediatrics. Fellow American College of Physicians (Board of Governors 1925-1926), American Academy Pediatrics (emeritus).
Member Louisiana Pediatric Society (organizer and president 1924-1928), Southern Medical Association (honorary) (chairman pediatrics section 1925), A.M A. (honorary, chairman of the section diseases of children 1917-1918), Association American Medical Colleges, American Child Health Association (charter. Member board directors 1923-1929), Abraham Jacoby.
Member Dallas Southern Clinical Society, Tri-State District Medical Association, Lafourche Valley Medical Society.
Member of the board of directors New Orleans Golf Association, since 1933, vice president, 1939-1940, president, 1941-1942, 42-43 (one of 3 honorary life. Clubs: New Orleans Country (chairman tournament committee 1935) Louisiana Kennel (president 1943-1944). Member editorial board American Journal Diseases of Children, 1926-1939.
Member consultant staff Archives of Pediatrics, 1919-1926.
Married Miriam Duggan, June 14, 1904. Children: Laurence Richard, William Eno, Herbert Fowler, John Forester, Henry Duggan.