Robert Lee Sommerville

Background

Sommerville, Robert Lee was born on January 2, 1923 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of H. Hale and Mildred Johnson Sommerville.

Education

AB, West Virginia University, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, Medical College Virginia, 1946.

Career

Intern Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1947. Resident in pathology University Hospitals Cleveland, 1950-1953. Fellow in internal medicine Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, 1953-1957, member staff, consultant in gastroenterology, 1957-1959.

Instructor in medicine Mayo Foundation/U. Minnesota Graduate School, 1957-1959. Private practice gastroenterology, 1959-1987. Retired, 1987

Past chairman joint conference committee, past vice chairman St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix.

Achievements

• Robert Lee Sommerville has been listed as a noteworthy gastroenterologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Marine Corps, 1947-1949. Fellow American College of Physicians (Arizona Laureate award). Member American Federation Clinical Research, Arizona Medical Association, Maricopa County Medical Association (Joe Erlich award for excellence in medicine 1987), American Gastroenterol.

Association, Southern California Society Gastroenterology, Phoenix Society Gastroenterology.

Interests

• Tree farming.

Connections

Married Janet Worrell, November 9, 1959. Children: Benjamin, Jonathan, Thomas.

Father:

H. Hale

Mother:

Mildred Johnson Sommerville

Spouse:

Janet Worrell

child:

Benjamin Sommerville

child:

Thomas Sommerville

child:

Jonathan Sommerville