Warren L. Moorman
Warren Lodowick Moorman, a very quiet, shy young man at Andrew Lewis High School in Salem, Virginia, graduated in 1936. He continued his education at Roanoke College in Salem, receiving a B.S. degree in 1940. in 1943, he earned his M.D. degree from the Medical College of Virginia, after which he served an internship at Sebley Hospital in Washington, D.C. and a general surgery residency at Doctors Hospital in the same city. From 1945-47, he was Captain in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army, located in Japan, serving in the army of occupation.
From 1950-55, Dr. Moorman was a staff surgeon for the Roanoke Veterans Hospital in Salem before studying plastic surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, on a Post-Graduate Fellowship. He is doubly certified--by the American Board of General and Plastic Surgery and by the American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Dr. Moorman’s connection with Lewis-Gale Hospital spanned the 33 years from 1957-90 as Staff Surgeon both when it was in Roanoke City and its present location in Salem. He was president of the Lewis-Gale Clinic from 1970-1972. In 1972, Warren wrote History of Lewis-Gale Medical Center and in 1993 helped with its update.
From 1974-87, Dr. Moorman served as President of the Board of Blue Shield of Southwest Virginia (Roanoke); the Secretary of the Virginia Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (1978); Fellow of the American College of Surgeons of Chicago, Illinois(1952); and Trustee of Group Practice Association of the U.S.
Dr. Moorman is married to Betty Peters Moorman (Andrew Lewis Class of 1940); their children are: Virginia Moorman Gotlieb; Elizabeth Moorman Kendrick; Grace Moorman; Warren (“Wick”) Moorman; and Sarah Moorman. These Salem residents are active in the First United Methodist Church in Salem. Between 1988-89 he served as president of the Salem Historical Society. He serves as a docent at the Salem Museum, located in the restored Brown-William’s store-house on Main Street in Salem. For preservation sake, Warren was instrumental in having this historic building moved up the hill several blocks from the corner of Main Street and Thompson Drive to its present location.
In 1976, Dr. Moorman served on the Roanoke Bicentennial Commission and from 1988 to the present has served on the Board of the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation. Besides serving on the Essay Committee for the Sons of the Revolution-Fincastle Chapter, Warren wrote “William Fleming Made House Calls,” an article published for the journal of the Roanoke valley Historical Society. Currently, he is giving physical labor and financial support to Habitat for Humanity. Recently, he donated land for Trinity Ecumenical Church in Franklin County, Virginia, where his ancestors are from.
In recognition of his outstanding career achievements, in 1996 Warren Lodowick Moorman was among the charter members inducted into Salem Alumni Hall of Fame established by the Salem Educational Foundation and Alumni Association.
