with the professional advice of Dr. Stern and Dr.
Heyman, funds were obtained to build the Gates Memorial Hospital for Crippled Children in Elyria, and the Ohio legislature was persuaded to pass the law that now supports the treatment of crippled children in the state. Itinerant clinics were established throughout northern Ohio to provide a mechanism for case finding and follow-up.
It was also through the combined efforts of these men that the local and national organiza- tions of the Society for Crippled Children were established. In 1924, after Dr. Stern’s retirement from the program, Dr. Heyman assumed leader- ship and remained active until his death.
His many contributions to the literature attest to his profound interest, experience and unusual ability in every aspect of the problem of the crip- pled child. Not only did Dr. Heyman make many orthopedic contributions, but he also was active in the development of the administrative structure locally and at a state level for the support of crip- pled children’s programs. He was one of the three original members of the Medical Advisory Board for the State Services for Crippled Children and was an active advisor to the Society for Crippled Children, remaining a member of the Board of Trustees of the local Society until his death.
Dr. Heyman had a deep concern for the advancement and future of orthopedic surgery.
He recognized that progress is dependent on the character and training of the young men who enter orthopedics. His interest in teaching and his efforts to encourage young men are legendary. He joined the teaching staff of Western Reserve Uni- versity School of Medicine in the early 1920s and served with deep interest and devotion until his death. Dr. Heyman was the first to be given the appointment of Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Western Reserve.
His interest in standards of training in orthope- dics was recognized on a national level when, in 1951, he was elected by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons to serve on the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. His term was con- tinued until 1957, and he served as President of the Board from 1951 to 1954.
Dr. Heyman participated in the founding of the Ohio Orthopedic Society and the Cleveland Orthopedic Society. He served as President of both of these societies and as Secretary–Treasurer and later Vice President of the Cleveland Academy of Medicine. He was Vice President of the American Orthopedic Association in 1957.
Clarence Heyman was a kind and gentle man.
As a great teacher and clinician, he made numer- ous and lasting contributions to orthopedic surgery. For many years he was a leader in the development of orthopedic surgery. With the death of Clarence Heyman, on May 29, 1964, orthopedic surgery lost one of its great leaders. He was survived by his wife, the former Olive Manesfield Chatman, and two daughters.
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