Thomas William Langfitt

Background

Langfitt, Thomas William was born on April 20, 1927 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States. Son of Frank Valentine and Veda (Davis) Langfitt.

Education

AB, Princeton University, 1949. Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1953. Doctor of Science (honorary), Salem College, West Virginia, 1983.

Doctor of Science (honorary), Philadelphia College Pharmacy and Science, 1984.

Career

Intern, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1953-1954; resident, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1957-1961; head neurosurgery section, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1961-1968; assistant, professor, associate professor neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1961-1987; Charles Harrison Frazier professor neurosurgery, department chairman, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1968-1987; president, chief Executive officer, The Glenmede Trust Company, Philadelphia, 1987-1996; president, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia, 1987-1988. Board directors The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Glenmede Trust Company, Philadelphia, SmithKline Beecham Beecham Corporation, Philadelphia, The Sun Company, Radnor, Pennsylvania, New York LifeIns. Company; New York City.

Medical advising committee General Motors Corporation, Detroit, since 1985.

Achievements

• Thomas William Langfitt has been listed as a noteworthy neurosurgeon, foundation administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board trustees Princeton University. Captain Medical corpus, United States army, 1955-1957. Fellow Royal College Surgeons, Edinburgh (honorary).

Member Institute Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, Society Neurological Surgeons (president 1987-1988, Grass medal 1984), Union League.

Connections

Married Carolyn Louise Payne, January 31, 1953. Children: David Douglas, John Turner, Frank Davis.

Father:

Frank Valentine Langfitt

Mother:

Veda (Davis) Langfitt

Spouse:

Carolyn Louise Payne

child:

David Douglas Langfitt

child:

John Turner Langfitt

child:

Frank Davis Langfitt