Dr. Hank Clever was born in Columbia, MO during the medical school years of his father, Dr. Henry Clever, Jr., the beloved St. Charles pediatrician. He is a graduate of Duchesne High School, class of 1976. Graduating from St. Louis University with a BA in history in 1980, he spent the next 2 years at Kenrick Theological Seminary. In 1982, he enrolled at University of Missouri-St. Louis, completing his premed studies in 1984. At that time, Dr. Clever began medical school at the University of Missouri-Columbia, graduating in 1988. He spent his internship year at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis and completed his dermatology residency at the University of Oklahoma in 1992.

Dr. Clever has been in private practice since that time in St. Charles. He founded First Capitol Dermatology in 1998. In 2004, with the demand for dermatologic surgery services increasing, he changed the focus of the practice to purely dermatologic surgery with an emphasis in Mohs Micrographic surgery. The focus of the practice is to provide excellent surgical care in a Christ-centered environment.

Over the years, he has served the community in many medical and social positions. On a local level these include chairing the Peer Review, Bylaws and Credentials Committees at SSM St. Joseph Hospital, St. Charles. He then held the position of Chief of Staff of the combined medical staffs at St. Joseph Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital West from 2006-2007. On a national level, he has been on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Mohs Surgery and was the president of that organization in 2010. He continues to sit on the Peer Review and Credentials Committees at SSM St. Joseph Hospital, St. Charles. He was named one of the St. Louis area's top physicians by St. Louis Magazine in 2013 and has been given that honor every year since.

On a local level, he was the founding Board President for Birthright of St. Charles. Dr. Clever serves on the Board of Directors for the Sts. Joachim & Ann Care Service, becoming the president of that Board in January 2025. He spent many years as a medical missionary in Haiti and Ecuador, and will join a missionary team to Guatemala in 2025. He served the Boys Scouts as an adult leader, receiving the Bronze Pelican and St. George Medals and coached junior baseball and softball for 30 years.

Dr. Clever and his wife, Dorie, are the proud parents of 9 children. Their children serve the community through a variety of professions and trades. The Clever’s are active at their home parish of St. Joseph Cottleville. Dorie is the Skipper of the Mariner Scout ship Minnow, a scout troop that includes up to 40 junior high and high school girls. She is a skilled seamstress. They enjoy outdoor adventures, gardening, raising chickens and embroidery. The family does not have many dull moments!