Gelpi, Paul J., M. D.

Submitted by Mike Miller

Paul. J. Gelpi, M. D. A member of the New Orleans Board of Health, Doctor Gelpi has practiced medicine and surgery in that city for many years, and at many points his professional caret, has touched the public interest. Doctor Gelpi is a native of New Orleans and~ grew up in that city, completing his literary education in Jesuit College, where he took his A. B. and A. M. degrees in 1892. He studied medicine in Tulane University, graduating in 1896. He spent two and a half years abroad in Europe, traveling and studying in the important medical centers of France, Germany and Austria. In his private practice Doctor Gelpi has gradually led into the special field of genito urinary diseases. Since beginning practice he has been a member of the staff of Charity Hospital, is a member of the staff of the Hotel Dieux, and is professor of genito urinary diseases in the Tulane Post-Graduate Medical School. He was appointed a member of the New Orleans Board of Health in May, 1925. Mr. Gelpi has been frequently honored by his profession. He is a former president of the Louisiana State Medical Society, former president of the Orleans Parish Medical Society and was a member of the original zoning commission of the city. He is also a former president of the Chess, Checkers and Whist Club.

A History of Louisiana, (vol. 2), p. 32, by Henry E. Chambers. Published by The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, 1925.