Joe Lex, a retired emergency physician and medical school professor, wants to introduce you to some of his favorite medical people buried at Laurel Hill West. On this meander around the cemetery you will meet…

• a surgeon whose  nickname was “The Great Slasher”
• a husband and wife team who consulted on “The Radium Girls”
• three men summoned to Washington D.C. when a president was ill

and many more! Come learn how these pioneers gave life to modern medicine. 

COST

• $17/General Admission (Ages 13 and up)
• $15/Seniors (Ages 65+) and Students with ID
• $12/Members of the Friends of Laurel Hill
• $8.50/Youth (Ages 6-12)
• $1.90/Access Card Holders (can purchase up to 4 tickets) **
• Free/Ages 5 and under

** Access Card + Valid Photo I.D. must be presented at check-in.

Youth and children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets must be purchased in advance.

DIRECTIONS

We will depart from the CONSERVATORY at Laurel Hill West (not the first building you see when you enter from Belmont Ave.).

• Click here for directions to Laurel Hill West.
• Laurel Hill West Cemetery is located at 225 Belmont Avenue, Bala Cynwyd PA 19004 (GPS directions: 340 Belmont Avenue).
  • When you enter the cemetery through the main gates off of Belmont Avenue, you will pass the Funeral Home on your left and see white dashed lines. Follow the white dashed lines through the cemetery to the Conservatory.
  • NOTE FOR UBER/LYFT RIDERS: Have your driver go into the cemetery following the above directions — otherwise, you will have a 5 – 10-minute walk to the event location.
• Free parking is available outside the Conservatory.