Robert Paul Leather

Background

Leather, Robert Paul was born on January 31, 1928 in Brooklyn.

Education

BME, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1948; Doctor of Medicine, Albany Medical College, 1954.

Career

Instructor in surgery, Albany (New York) Medical Center, 1961-1966; co-director trauma unit, Albany (New York) Medical Center, 1966-1975; clinical assistant professor surgery, Albany (New York) Medical Center, 1966-1974; associate professor surgery, Albany (New York) Medical Center, 1974-1983; professor surgery, Albany (New York) Medical Center, since 1983; chief vascular surgery section, Albany (New York) Medical Center, 1986-1988; head division general surgery, Albany (New York) Medical Center, 1988-1993; chief vascular surgery section, Albany (New York) Medical Center, since 1993.

Achievements

• Robert Paul Leather has been listed as a noteworthy Vascular surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Army, 1955-1957. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Surgical Association, Society for Vascular Surgery (board directors, lifeline foundation), Eastern Vascular Society (president 1995-1996), Scandinavian Association for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, American Association for Surgery of Trauma.