Background
Lifeso, Robert Murray was born on April 19, 1945 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Son of Charles Murray and Josephine Rose (Dosman) Lifeso.
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Robert Murray Lifeso
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Doctor of Medicine, U. Toronto, 1969.
Career
Rotating internship to chief resident, Toronto General Hospital, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, 1969-1970, 72-77;
private practice, Kitimat, Northern B.C., Canada, 1970-1971;
private practice, NSW., Australia, 1972;
research resident, Toronto E. General and Orthopaedic Hospital, 1972-1973;
assistant resident in neurosurgery, Toronto-Wellesley Hospital, 1973;
assistant resident in orthopaedics, Toronto-Wellesley Hospital, 1974;
chief resident orthopaedics, Sunnybrook Medical Center, Toronto, 1977;
department chairman orthopaedic surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1978-1987;
orthopaedic surgeon to, King Fahad Bin Abdul Aziz, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1981-1987;
chief orthopaedic surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Buffalo, New York, 1987-1991. Director Min-Rad, Inc., Buffalo. Adjunct Professor orthopaedic surgery, D'Youville College, Buffalo.
Clinical professor State University of New York, Buffalo. Director Spinal Cord InjuryUnit, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo. Consultant spine surgeon Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo.
Attending spine surgeon, Buffalo General Hospital. Member of faculty senate State University of New York.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer spine surgeon Tribuvan U. Tchg. Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1986 others Fellow American College Surgeons, Royal College Surgeons Canada. Member Canada Medical Association, Ontario Medical Association, Academy Medicine Toronto, Canada Orthopaedic Association, Orthopaedic Overseas, Erie County Medical Society, New York Medical Society, American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Medical Association, Medcin Sans Frontiers, Orthopaedic Trauma Association.
Connections
Married Susan Elizabeth Elliott, December 20, 1968. Children: Catherine Elizabeth, Erin Christine, David Charles.
