Background
Johnson, Leonard Morris was born on June 11, 1931 in Gowanda, New York, United States. Son of Leonard Brynolf and Helen Berdena (Morris) Johnson.
Johnson, Leonard Morris was born on June 11, 1931 in Gowanda, New York, United States. Son of Leonard Brynolf and Helen Berdena (Morris) Johnson.
Bachelor, Haverford College, 1954; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1958; Master of Science in Surgery, University of Minnesota, Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, 1966.
Intern, Colorado General Hospital, Denver, 1958-1959; fellow in general surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 1959-1963; fellow in pediatric surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missoury, 1964-1965; visiting pediatric surgeon, Academy Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden, 1967; registrar in pediatric urology, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, England, 1967-1968; general surgeon, Steamship Hope (Project Hope), Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1964; general and pediatric surgeon, Steamship Hope (Project Hope), Conakry, Guinea, 1965; general and pediatric surgeon, Steamship Hope (Project Hope), Nicaragua, Colombia, Sri Lanka, 1965-1968; pediatric surgeon, Children's Hospital, Oakland, California, since 1969; chief of department of surgery, Children's Hospital, Oakland, 1989-1992.
Board of directors Children's Hospital, Oakland, California, 1982-1991. Board of trustees Children's Hospital Foundation, Oakland, 1986-1995. Member Executive Board Mount Diablo-Silverado Council Boy Scouts American, since 1996.
Fellow American College of Surgeons, Surgical fellow American Academy of Pediatrics. Member American Medical Association, American Trauma Society (founding member), American Pediat.-Surgical Association, Pacific Association Pediatric Surgeons, British Association Pediat. Surgeons, California Medical Association, Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association.
Married Ann Marie Homer, March 30, 1968. Children: H. Leif B. Johnson, Nils A.C. Johnson.