Leo Bryant Van Herpe

Background

Herpe, Leo Bryant Van was born on October 19, 1929 in Brooklyn. Son of Leo Joseph Van Herpe and Thelma (Kirkendall) Van Herpe Jame.

Education

Bachelor of Science, American U., 1951; Doctor of Medicine, George Washington University, 1955.

Career

Intern, United States Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1955-1956; resident orthopedics, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, 1958-1962; private practice, Arlington, Virginia, since 1962. Medical director Kiwanis Crippled Children's Clinic, Washington, since 1975. Chief orthopedics Arlington (Virginia) Hospital, since 1977.

Clinical professor orthopedics Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, since 1989.

Achievements

• Leo Bryant Van Herpe has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve Medical Corps, 1955-1958. Fellow American Board Orthopedic Surgeons (examiner since 1983), American College Surgeons. Member Virginia Orthopedic Society (president 1991-1992).

Interests

• Avocation: farming.

Connections

Married Ann Dieffenbach, october 30, 1931. Children: Michael, Christopher, Sandra, Leslie, Pamela.

Father:

Leo Joseph Van Herpe Jame

Mother:

Thelma (Kirkendall) Van Herpe Jame

Spouse:

Ann Dieffenbach

child:

Leslie Herpe

child:

Pamela Herpe

child:

Christopher Herpe

child:

Michael Herpe

child:

Sandra Herpe