Background
Koury, Thomas Leo was born on November 15, 1923 in Upland, Pennsylvania, United States.
educator plastic and reconstructive surgeon
Koury, Thomas Leo was born on November 15, 1923 in Upland, Pennsylvania, United States.
Student, Swarthmore College. Doctor of Dental Surgery magna cum laude, Temple University, 1948. Doctor of Medicine, Temple University, 1952.
Intern, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, 1952-1953;
general surgical resident, Veterans Hospital, Philadelphia, 1953-1954;
general surgical resident, Kansas U. Medical Center, Kansas City, 1956-1957;
plastic surgical resident, Kansas U. Medical Center, Kansas City, 1957-1959;
private practice plastic and reconstructive surgery, Silver Spring, Maryland., since 1959;
chief attending plastic surgeon, District of Columbia Maternal Health-Children With Special Needs, Washington, 1963-1994;
assistant professor plastic surgery, Georgetown University, Washington, since 1963. President I Care-Children of The Andes Foundation, Silver Spring, since 1990. Chief plastic surgery Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, 1990-1994.
Lecturer cleft lip and palate and orthognathic surgery Howard U. Orthodontic School, Washington, since 1982. Lecturer surgical procedures department plastic surgery Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, since 1963. Surgery teacher, contributor Naval Hospital and Hospital del Ninos, Lima, Peru, since 1989, Hospital Militar # 3 Cuenca, Ecuador, since 1994.
Member Woodside Park Civic Association, Silver Spring, 1991. Lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Navy, 1954-1956. Member American Society Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, American Society Maxillo-Facial Surgeons, American Cleft Palate-Cranofacial Association.
Married Elizabeth Koury. Children: Carol Anne, Thomas Edwin, Virginia Lee, Jennifer Elaine.