Robert Joseph Dignam

Background

Dignam, Robert Joseph was born on July 8, 1925 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Walter Joseph and Margaret Veronica (Lowe) Dignam.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Bates College, 1945; Doctor of Medicine Tufts U., 1949.

Career

Intern, Boston City Hospital, 1949-1950; resident in orthopedic surgery, Boston City Hospital, 1954-1957; resident in orthopedic surgery, Lahey Clinic, Boston, 1953-1954; practice medicine specializing in orthopedic surgery, Santa Monica., California, 1960-1982; member of staff, St. Johns Hospital University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center clinical professor orthopedic surgery, University of California at Los Angeles.

Achievements

• Robert Joseph Dignam has been listed as a noteworthy orthopaedic surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to Lieutenant, Medical Corps United States Navy, 1951-1954. American College of Surgeons fellow. Member American Medical Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, California Medical Association, American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons.

Connections

Married Evelyn Pettitt, August 4, 1951. Children— Stephen Mark, Lyn Shore, Margaret Gale.

Father:

Walter Joseph Dignam

Mother:

Margaret Veronica (Lowe) Dignam

Spouse:

Evelyn Pettitt