Liebe Sokol Diamond
Liebe Sokol Diamond (born January 10, 1931)[1] was an American pediatric orthopedic surgeon.[1] Diamond was the first female resident at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.[2] She was the 14th woman certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.[1] She was the president of the Maryland Orthopedic Society from 1971-1972.[1] Diamond was the founder of the Ruth Jackson Society of Female Orthopedic Surgeons.[2] She was also their first president.[2] She was a part of the board of the Baltimore Hebrew University.[2] Diamond was admitted to the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2006.[1][2]
Liebe Sokol Diamond | |
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 Dr. Liebe Sokol Diamond from the Jewish Women's Archive | |
| Born | Liebe Sokol January 10, 1931 |
| Died | May 17, 2017 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | USA |
Early life
Diamond was born in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] Her birthday is January 10, 1931.[1] Her parents were Max and Anne Sokol.[1][2] Her father was a lawyer.[1][2] Her mother was a Hebrew teacher at a college.[1] When she was a child her parents helped a lot of Jewish people move to the United States.[1] They helped Jewish people get away from Nazi Germany.[1]
Diamond was born with fewer fingers and toes than most people.[1] She had ring constrictive syndrome.[1] She was also born with club feet.[2] She would not be able to walk.[2] She lived at the hospital after she was born.[1] She needed a lot of surgery.[1] She had more than 20 surgeries before she turned 13.[2] Her doctor, Dr. Moses Gelman, was a role model for Diamond.[1]
Diamon's body was different than most people's bodies. At that time, people believed that if your body looked differently then you mind could not work well. You could not be smart.[2] Her family treated her equally to other people.[1] She got a good education.[1] She loved science.[1] In 1947 she graduated from Western High School.[2] She was 16 years old when she went to Smith College.[1][2] She studied chemistry and also minored in physics and zoology.[1][2] She graduated in 1951.[1] Then she went to the University of Pennsylvania's Medical School.[1] Diamond was the first female resident at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
Career
Diamond worked at Sinai Hospital after medical school in Baltimore.[1] She had summer jobs there when she was younger.[2] She did her internship and residency there.[2] She worked as a pediatrician.[2] Then she decided to become a surgeon.[1] Dr. Gelman, who was still her friend, thought that orthopedics for children needed to get better.[1] Diamond studied orthopedic surgery, or how surgery can help people's bodies be the right shape to help them move.[1] She focused on pediatrics, or medicine for children.[1] In 1955 she completed her degree in orthopedic surgery at University of Pennsylvania.[2] Her own physical differences were not too hard.[1] Being a woman made many people doubt her.[1]
She was the fourteenth woman ever certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.[1] At that time, there were over 7,000 men certified by the same group.[2]
She opened a private practice.[2] She became one of the top doctors in orthopedic surgery.[2] Her specialty was children with hands and feet shaped differently than other people's.[2] She liked helping children and their families. She liked it that every patient had different needs so her work was always new.[1]
She helped found the Pediatric Orthopedic society of North America.[1] She was the only woman on the panel of eight people.[1] Now, the society has over 400 members.[1] She was the president of the Maryland Orthopedic Society from 1971-1972.[1] Diamond was the founder of the Ruth Jackson Society of Female Orthopedic Surgeons.[2] She was also their first president.[2] She was a part of the board of the Baltimore Hebrew University.[2]
She retired from surgery in 1995. She retired from medical practice in 1997.[2]
Diamond was admitted to the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2006.[2][1]
Personal life
She married Dr. Earl L. Diamond. He was an epidemiologist and biostatistician.[2]
They had a son. The whole family practiced Judaism.[1]
She died in 2017.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 "Liebe Sokol Diamond, MSA SC 3520-14531". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 Rasmussen, Frederick N. "Dr. Liebe S. Diamond - Baltimore Sun". digitaledition.baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2022-03-01.