C. Guy Lane, MD (1882-1954)
ABMS Secretary-Treasurer 1942-1943
Dr. Lane was the second ABMS Secretary-Treasurer following Dr. Paul Titus. At the time of his appointment he was Chief of the Dermatology Department at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was also a consulting dermatologist to 11 hospitals in and around Boston.
Dr. Lane held a number of staff positions at Harvard Medical School. Beginning with this appointment to the Department of Dermatology in 1923, he became head of that department in 1936, Clinical Professor in 1939 and Pprofessor Emeritus in 1947.
His many professional appointments included President of the New England Dermatological Society, President of the American Board of Dermatology and Syphilology, Chairman of the American Medical Association Section on Dermatology and Syphilology, and President of the American Dermatological Association.
Dr. Lane authored more than 40 articles on his specialty. He was a Distinguished Lecturer for the American Medical Association Section on Dermatology and Syphilology and on the editorial board of the Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology.
Dr. Lane received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He was certified by the American Board of Dermatology.
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Donald G. Langsley, MD (1925-2005)
ABMS Executive Vice President 1982-1991
ABMS Distinguished Service Award Recipient 1992 (posthumously)
During Dr. Langsley’s tenure as ABMS Executive Vice President, he was instrumental in leading the organization into new territory computerizing the physician database and initiating many collaborative educational conferences with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the Council for Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and other healthcare organizations.
After leaving ABMS, he spent the first two years as Chief of Psychiatry at the Lakeside VA Hospital in Chicago. A former board director of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, he renewed his service to the board as an examiner. Dr. Langsley also continued to assist ABMS by serving as a consultant to several planning committees, including chairing one of the working groups for the initial Task Force on Maintenance of Certification. He also served on the Illinois State Medical Board and was active with the Illinois Psychiatric Society, the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Psychiatrists.
Prior to joining ABMS, was in academic service as an instructor at the University of California, San Francisco and then Director of Psychiatry Impatient Services at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He returned to California and served as Professor and founding Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis, then joined the University of Cincinnati, Department of Psychiatric Association.
Dr. Langsley received his medical degree from the University of Rochester, New York and completed a psychiatric residency at the Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute at the University of California, San Francisco. He was certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
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William E. Laupus, MD (1921-2005)
20th ABMS President 1984-1985
Dr. Laupus served the American Board of Pediatrics with distinction as its President in 1977 and as an oral examiner for many years.
In his early career he taught at New York Hospital before going into private practice in Detroit. He returned to teaching at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and then became Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond.
In 1976, Dr. Laupus became the Dean of the School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina and began work to turn the unaccredited medical school from a two-year school to a fully accredited four-year program. He attended the graduation of the first class from the School of Medicine in 1981 and guided the construction of what is now the Brody School of Medicine building from 1985-1988. Before that, he was the dean of the School of Medicine from 1975-1988; University Vice Chancellor from 1982-1987 and Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences from 1987-1989. In 2006, the William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library was named in his honor.
Dr. Laupus received his medical degree from Yale University in 1945. He was certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
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Glen R. Leymaster, MD, MPH (1915-1997)
ABMS Executive Director 1975-1981
Dr. Leymaster came to Chicago in 1970 to direct the Department of Undergraduate Medical Education of the American Medical Association (AMA). He served as the Medical Education Advisor to Thailand from 1956-58.
Dr. Leymaster was the first person to serve as President (1964-69) of both the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania and the Medical College of Pennsylvania.
He was certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine and authored numerous medical articles.
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Dean M. Lierle, MD (1895-1976)
11th ABMS President 1966-1967
Dr Lierle is internationally renowned for his contribution to Otolaryngology and is generally credited with upgrading the specialty of Otolaryngology and for putting the discipline on a scientific basis.
Following an internship at Boston University, he served as an instructor in the University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology from 1923 to 1926. He became an Assistant Professor in 1926, and in 1928 was named Professor and Head of the Otolaryngology Department. He held the position until 1965. At the time of his retirement, he was Professor Emeritus of the Department of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery.
In the 1930s he, with a group of interested men, recognized the need for a new discipline and the American Board of Plastic Surgery was formed. A prominent figure in all national organizations related to his field, Dr. Lierle was Secretary-Treasurer of the American Board of Otolaryngology for 30 years. He has received every major award in the field, and has published over 70 scientific articles.
Dr. Lierle received his medical degree from the University of Iowa in 1921. He was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree from Wayne University in 1950. In 1974, he was presented the Distinguished Alumni Award for service from the University of Iowa. Dr. Lierle was certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
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Clarence S. Livingood, MD (1911-1998)
ABMS Distinguished Service Award Recipient 1993
Dr. Clarence Livingood is well known throughout the profession of medicine for his valuable contribution to the board certification movement, not only to the American Board of Dermatology (ABD), but the establishment of standards for graduate medical education and the overall certification process of the Member Boards of ABMS.
Following his residency in 1941, Dr. Livingood enlisted in the United States Army and was sent to the India/Burma theater of war with the hospital unit of the University of Pennsylvania. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star.
Dr. Livingood co-authored the famous Military Manual of Dermatology that was distributed to the medical personnel of all branches of the US Armed Forces during World War II. This concise little book proved to be a practical, life-saving source of information about dermatoses that had bewildered service physicians during war. Moreover, it propelled the specialty into the forefront of medical consciousness, helping to set the stage for the postwar expansion and evolution of dermatology.
In 1948, Dr. Livingood started making his mark in the education of new dermatologists. He first served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Dermatology of the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania. He lead the Department of Dermatology at the University of Texas in Galveston from 1949-53, then joined the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan as Chief of its new Department of Dermatology where he remained until 1974.
Unquestionably, Dr. Livingood’s most significant involvement was with the ABD. First elected as a director of the board in1962, he became its administrative leader in 1963 and served as Executive Director for 30 years, Upon his retirement in 1992, he remained as executive consultant to the board. During his tenure with the board, he was instrumental in ushering a number of major changes that altered the course of the board, the way it functioned and the way it administered its certifying examinations.
Dr. Livingood has served as president of the American Academy of Dermatology, the Society of Investigative Dermatology, the American Dermatological Association and the Michigan Dermatological Society, and in 1962 was Secretary General of the Twelfth International Congress of Dermatology. A steadfast member of the American Medical Association (AMA) for over 50 years, he was a delegate from the American Academy of Dermatology to the AMA from 1963 to 1988, ultimately receiving the AMA's prestigious Distinguished Service Award in 1990.
Perhaps one of his most cherished responsibilities, was his position as team physician for the Detroit Tigers from 1966 to 1997. Two World Series rings came during those years with the Tigers. As the oldest team physician in years of service, he was the Dean of major league team physicians in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Dr. Livingood received his medical degree from the School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and another residency in dermatology and syphilology at that same institution. Dr. Livingood was certified by the American Board of Dermatology.
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