Background
Samilson, Robert Leblang was born on August 31, 1923 in New York City.
Samilson, Robert Leblang was born on August 31, 1923 in New York City.
Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, New York Medical College, 1950.
Intern Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1950-1951. Resident in general surgery, fellow in physical medicine Bellevue Hospital, 1951-1953. Resident in orthopedic surgery New York Orthopedic Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1953-1956.
Clinical instructor orthopedic surgery University California, San Francisco, 1957-1958, clinical assistant professor, 1958-1962, associate clinical professor, 1963-1974, clinical professor, since 1974. Practice medicine specializing in orthopedic surgery, San Francisco, since 1957. Member staffs Children's Hospital, University California Hospitals, Presbyterian Medical Center, Marshall Hale Memorial Hospital.
ABC Traveling fellow, 1963. Hubert Harvey Memorial lecturer Crippled Children's Association South Australia.
Member American, Western, Latin American orthopedic associations, American Orthopaedic Foot Society (past president), American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopedic Society, Australian Computer Society, Pan American Surgical Society Orthopedic Research Society, Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation (trustee), American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (founding member), American Academy Cerebral Palsy (past president), La Socié té Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie, Russell Hibbs Society, ABC Club.
Son of Mortimer Harris and Ette (LeBlang) S. June 15, 1947; children: Kathy Ann, Linda Louise, Leslie Carol, Terry Lee.