LeRoy S. Wirthlin
LeRoy S. Wirthlin (born 1935) was a professor at Harvard Medical School and later a practicing surgeon.
Biography[edit]
Wirthlin received his bachelor's degree from the University of Utah and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School.
Wirthlin is a Latter-day Saint. From 2002 to 2005 he served as president of the Germany Munich Austria Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Wirthlin and his wife Mary are the parents of 17 children.
Writings[edit]
Wirthlin has published papers on high altitude effects and also on the surgeries performed on Joseph Smith, Jr. This included an article about Nathan Smith published in the journal BYU Studies in 1977, followed by an article for more general readers in the Ensign magazine.[1] Wirthlin got involved in the study of Smith's surgery due to interactions with his stake president Richard L. Bushman, who was an expert on Smith's life.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Wirthlin, Le Roy S. (November 1978). "Joseph Smith's Surgeon". Ensign: 58–61. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
Sources[edit]
- 1936 births
- 21st-century Mormon missionaries
- American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- American Mormon missionaries in Austria
- American surgeons
- Harvard Medical School alumni
- Harvard Medical School faculty
- Historians of the Latter Day Saint movement
- Living people
- Mission presidents (LDS Church)
- American Mormon missionaries in Germany
- University of Utah alumni
- Latter Day Saints from Michigan