Background
Turner, Robert Stanley was born on November 24, 1928 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of Henry George Turner and Ruby Lydia McMillin.
bioethicist orthopaedic surgeon
Turner, Robert Stanley was born on November 24, 1928 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of Henry George Turner and Ruby Lydia McMillin.
Bachelor, State University Iowa, 1952. Doctor of Medicine, State University Iowa, 1954.
Intern Memorial and Maricopa County Hospitals, Phoenix, 1954-1955. Medical officer United States Public Health Service Hospital, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1955-1957, orthopaedic resident San Francisco, 1957-1960, Shriner's Hospital Crippled Children, Philadelphia, 1960-1961. Orthopaedic surgeon Lovelace Clinic Medical Center, Albuquerque, 1961-1995, chairman orthopaedic surgery department, 1966-1993.
Clinical associate professor to clinical professor orthopaedic surgery University New Mexico, since 1965. Contract orthopaedic surgeon Lovelace Clinic Medical Center, since 1995.
Founder Dorothy Turner Memorial Ecumenical Seminars, since 1987. Board governors Lovelace Clinic Medical Center, 1968-1981. Trustee Lovelace Medical Foundation, 1972-1993.
Member advisory board Carrie Tingley Hospital for Children, Albuquerque, 1989-1995. Member board New Mexico Museum Natural History Foundation, Albuquerque, 1989-1995, Black River Center for Learning, Carlsbad, New Mexico, 2000-2004, treasurer, 2000-2004. Member council trustees Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, since 1997.
Moderator church board Monte Vista Christian Church, Albuquerque, 1996-1997, board member Tres Rios Area Christian Churches, Carlsbad, New Mexico, 1998-2000. Board directors New Mexico Conference Churches, since 2002, president-elect, 2007-2008, president, since 2008. Senior surgeon, United States Public Health Service, 1961-1965.
Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Academy Ortho. Surgeons; member Clinical Orthopaedic Society, We. Orthopaedic Association, Gtr.
Albuquerque Medical Association, New Mexico Medical Society, Hibbs Society (co-president 1984-1985).
Married Dorothy Lavonne Burgess, September 5, 1953 (deceased). Children: Bruce, Ann, Kent. Married Karen Lou Howard, May 19, 1990.
Children: Rebecca, Geoffrey, Strom.