Richard Leigh Cruess

Background

Cruess, Richard Leigh was born on December 17, 1929 in London, Ontario, Canada. Son of Leigh S. and Martha A. (Peever) Cruess.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1951; Doctor of Medicine Columbia University, 1955.

Career

Intern, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, 1955-1956; resident surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, 1956-1957; resident surgery, New York Orthopedic Hospital, 1959-1960; assistant resident orthopedic surgery, New York Orthopedic Hospital, 1960-1961; resident orthopedic surgery, New York Orthopedic Hospital, 1961-1962; Annie C. Kane fellow orthopedic surgery, New York Orthopedic Hospital, 1961-1962; research associate departments orthopedic surgery and biochemistry, Columbia University, New York City, 1962-1963; John Armour Travelling fellow, 1962-1963; American-British-Canada Travelling fellow, 1967; practice medicine specializing in orthopedic surgery, Montreal, since 1963; orthopedic surgeon, Royal Victoria Hospital orthopedic surgeon-in-charge, Royal Victoria Hospital, 1968-1981; assistant surgeon-in-chief, Royal Victoria Hospital, 1970-1981; chief surgeon, Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, Montreal, 1970-1982; professor surgery, McGill University, Montreal, since 1970; chairman division orthopedic surgery, McGill University, Montreal, 1976-1981; dean faculty medicine, McGill University, Montreal, 1981-1995; professor Center for Medical Education, McGill University, Montreal, since 1995. Board directors Carter-Wallace, Inc., New York City. Honorary consultant orthopedic surgeryQueen Elizabeth Hospital, since 1972.

Member clinical grants committee Medical Research Council, 1972-1975, member county, 1980-1986, member executive, 1983-1986.

Achievements

• Richard Leigh Cruess has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon, university dean by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to Lieutenant Medical Corps, United States Navy, 1957-1959. Fellow Royal College Physicians and Surgeons Canada (chief examiner orthopedic surgery 1970-1972), American College of Surgeons, American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons, Royal Society Canada. Member Order of Canada, Canada Orthopedic Association (secretary 1971-1976, president 1977-1978), Canada Orthopedic Research Society (president 1971-1972), American Orthopedic Research Society (president 1975-1976), American Orthopedic Association, Annual Orthopedic Surgeons Province Quebec (treasurer 1971-1972), Société Française deChirurgie Orthopedique (honorary), McGill Osler Reporting Society, Association can.

Medical colleges (president 1987-1989).

Connections

Married Sylvia Crane Robinson, May 30, 1953. Children: Leigh S., Andrew C.

Father:

Leigh S. Cruess

Mother:

Martha A. (Peever) Cruess

Spouse:

Sylvia Crane Robinson

child:

Andrew C. Cruess

child:

Leigh S. Cruess