Lawrence Deems Egbert

Background

Egbert, Lawrence Deems was born on September 22, 1927 in Urbana, Illinois, United States. Son of Lawrence Deems and Evelyn Loretta (Forsythe) Egbert.

Education

Bachelor, Johns Hopkins University, 1948; Master in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1973; Doctor of Medicine, U. Maryland., 1952.

Career

Fellow in research in anesthesia, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1956-1958; chief of anesthesia, United States Naval Hospital Great Lakes, Illinois, 1960-1961; assistant professor anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1961-1970; chair department anesthesia, American U. Beirut, Lebanon, 1970-1972; instructor health education, international health and anesthesia, Johns Hopkins University, 1973-1976; associate professor anesthesia, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1977-1979; clinical coordinator region VI, United States Public Health Service, National Health Svc. Corps, Dallas, 1979-1982; professor anesthesiology, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, since 1982. Visiting professor physiology Pahlavi U., Shiraz, Iran, 1966-1967.

Consultant Makassad Moslem Hospital, Beirut, 1972. Member Red River Peace Network, Peace Farm, Panhandle, Texas, since 1982, Texas Nuclear Responsibility Network, Austin, since 1992. Coordinator Physicians for Social Responsibility, Dallas, since 1982.

Achievements

• Lawrence Deems Egbert has been listed as a noteworthy Anesthesiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Massachusetts Bay District Unitarian Universalist Churches, Boston, 1969-1970. Lieutenant commander United States Navy, 1954-1961. Member APHA (founding member board Peace caucus since 1985) American Civil Liberties Union (vice president Dallas 1986-1988), Texas Medical Association (environmental committee since 1990), Unitarian UniversalistUN Office (board of trustees 1977-1985, envoy S.W. region since 1985).

Interests

• Avocations: playing violin, bicycling.

Connections

Married Dorothy Staples, June 22, 1950 (divorced 1973). Children: Louise, Ruth, David, James, Benjamin. Married Ellen Elizabeth Barfield, July 29, 1990.

Father:

Lawrence Deems Egbert

Mother:

Evelyn Loretta (Forsythe) Egbert

Spouse:

Ellen Elizabeth Barfield

Spouse:

Dorothy Staples

child:

Benjamin Egbert

child:

James Egbert

child:

David Egbert

child:

Ruth Egbert

child:

Louise Egbert