Dr lasalle leffall biography channel
Dr lasalle leffall biography channel
Lasalle leffall iii.
LaSalle D. Leffall Jr.
American surgical oncologist (1930-2019)
LaSalle Doheny Leffall Jr. (May 22, 1930 – May 25, 2019) was an American surgeon, oncologist, and medical educator.
Recognized as very committed to those he served and his profession, he served as the Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery at Howard University College of Medicine and in leadership positions for several healthcare organizations.
He served as president of the American Cancer Society and the American College of Surgeons.
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Early life and education
Leffall was born on May 22, 1930, in Tallahassee, Florida. His father was from a Texas family and had ten siblings.[1] His father taught agriculture at Florida A&M College and was the principal of a racially segregated high school in Quincy, Florida, where Leffall grew up.
As a child, Leffall had been successful in treating a wounded bird, which sparked his interest for medicine.[2] He was 15 when he graduated from high school. He