Bernard W. D. Fong

Background

Fong, Bernard W. D. was born on May 18, 1926 in Honolulu. Son of Leonard K. and Francis C. Fong.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Bucknell U., 1948; Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, 1952.

Career

Intern, Germantown Hospital, Philadelphia, 1952-1953; chief medical resident, Germantown Hospital, 1953-1955; teaching fellow cardiology, Jefferson Medical College Hospital, Philadelphia, 1955-1956; attending physician, Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu, since 1956; attending physician, St. Francis Hospital, Honolulu, 1956-1989; clinical professor medicine, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, since 1982; medical director Medicare Part B, Aetna Insurance Company, Hawaii, Guam, 1988-1997; medical director MEDICARE Part B, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, Hawaii and Guam, since 1997. Member of advisory county National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.,1976-1980, chairman 3d forum on cardiovascular risk factors, 1985. Member of advisory committee cardiovascular risk factors in minorities National Institutes of Health, 1976-1989.

President Triple C, since 1996.

Achievements

• Bernard W. D. Fong has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Hawaii Heart Association, Honolulu, 1962-1963. Board directors American Heart. Association, New York City, 1963-1966.

President Chung Shan Association, Honolulu, 1969-1970, United Chinese Society Hawaii, Honolulu, 1973-1974. 1st vice president Wong Leong Doo Benevolent Society, Honolulu, since 1973. 1st vice president Ocean View Cemetery, Honolulu, since 1973.

With United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946, PTO. Fellow American College of Physicians (Board of Governors 1972-1976, inaugural laureate internal medicine Hawaii chapter 1986), American College Cardiology (Board of Governors 1992-1996, chairperson 1995-1996, trustee since 1997), American College Chest Physicians. Member American Society.Internal Medicine (president Hawaii chapter 1980-1982).

Connections

Married Roberta Wat, August 14, 1950. Children: Phyllis K., Jeffrey S., Camille K., Allison K.

Father:

Leonard K.

Mother:

Francis C. Fong

Spouse:

Roberta Wat

child:

Phyllis K. Fong

child:

Camille K. Fong

child:

Jeffrey S. Fong

child:

Allison K. Fong