Biography of 	Gelpi, Paul J. M. D., Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by 	Mike Miller September 2000

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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.