Background
Ivy, Robert Henry was born on May 21, 1881 in Southport, England. Son of Robert Sutcliffe and Annie Edith (Cryer) Ivy.
Ivy, Robert Henry was born on May 21, 1881 in Southport, England. Son of Robert Sutcliffe and Annie Edith (Cryer) Ivy.
Doctor ol Dental Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 1902, Doctor of Medicine 1907. Doctor of Science (honorary), 1954.
Practiced in Philadelphia, 1907-1915, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1915-1917. Captain, Medical Roman Catholic, 1917, and on duty Office of Surgeon General, United States Army, Washington, until August 1918. Major February 1918, lieutenant colonel, August 1919.
American Expeditionary Force, France, September 1918-February 1919.
On duty Surgeon General’ General’ General’ s Office and Walter Reed General Hospital, February-October 1919. Now colonel M.R.C.
Member committee on surgery and chairman subcommittee on plastic and maxillo-facial surgery of National Research Council, 1940-1946. Civilian consultant plastic surgery, office Surgeon General, United States Army. Member of the board honorary consultants, Army Medical Library, Washington, District of Columbia Professor maxillo-facial surgery, University of Pennsylvania from 1919, professor plastic surgery, 1944-1951, emertius, 1951-1974.
Fellow American College Surgeons.
Member American Society Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American, Pennsylvania State and Philadelphia County medical societies, American Surgical Association, College Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Pathology Society, Philadelphia Academy Surgery, American and Pennsylvania State dental societies, Society Consultants to the Armed Forces, American Association Plastic Surgeons, Loyal Legion.
Honorary. Member several foreign professional associations.
Clubs: Philadelphia Country (Philadelphia).
Married Norma C. Crossland, June 19, 1912. Children: Cynthia Thompson, Robert Henry, Eleanor Anne, Peter Cryer.