(Left) Dr. Edward Darrell Hopkins Jr., a retired ophthalmologist, and Dr. E. McIver Leppard Jr., a cardiovascular surgeon, were inducted into Providence Hospitals Society of St. Luke on Friday, April 24, at Leeside in Columbia, SC.
Providence Hospitals inducted two physicians into the Society of St. Luke, a program that celebrates and honors selected members of the Providence medical staff. Established in 2003, The Society of St. Luke recognizes physicians for their distinguished service to their patients, the mission of the hospitals and their service to the community.
Dr. Edward Darrell Hopkins Jr., is a retired Providence ophthalmologist. A native of Boise, Idaho, Dr. Hopkins attended The Citadel and graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. Dr. Hopkins completed an internship at William Beaumont Army Hospital in El Paso, Tex., and served in the Army as a medical officer in Germany. Following his stint in the Army, Dr. Hopkins completed an ophthalmology residency at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, La.
In 1962, Dr. Hopkins began practicing at the Columbia Eye Clinic, where he worked until his retirement. Dr. Hopkins was very active in the medical community, serving as a member of the Columbia Medical Society, the South Carolina Medical Association, the American Medical Association, Southern Medical Society, and the American Association of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Hopkins and his wife Leila have four children: son Darrell, and daughters Anne, Elizabeth, and Lee.
Born in Chesterfield, SC, Dr. E. McIver Leppard Jr., is a Providence cardiovascular surgeon, who completed his undergraduate degree at the University of South Carolina in Columbia and graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Dr. Leppard performed his residency in general surgery at Louisiana State University in New Orleans, La.
In 1984, following a fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., Dr. Leppard joined Thoracic and Cardiovascular Associates in Columbia where he remains employed. Dr. Leppard is the current chief of staff for Providence Hospitals and is a member of the Columbia Medical Society, South Carolina Medical Association, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He serves as president of the South Carolina Cardiac and Thoracic Surgical Society and is also a member of the James D. Rives Surgical Society, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Dr. Leppard and his wife Connie have two children, son McIver, who is also a physician, and daughter Cameron.
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