Background
Nelson, Bernard William was born on September 15, 1935 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Arnold B. and Helene Christina (Falck) Nelson.
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Nelson, Bernard William was born on September 15, 1935 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Arnold B. and Helene Christina (Falck) Nelson.
AB, Stanford University, 1957; Doctor of Medicine, Stanford University, 1961.
Assistant professor, assistant dean medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1965-1967; associate dean medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1968-1971; consultant associate professor, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1980-1986; associate dean, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1974-1977; acting vice chancellor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1978-1979; executive vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, California, 1979-1981; executive vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, California, 1981-1986; professor, chancellor, U. Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, since 1986. Member, vice president, president National Medical Fellowships, 1969-1977.
Trustee Morehouse Medical School, 1981-1983. Fellow Institute Medicine. Member California Academy of Sciences, Alpha Omega Alpha (board directors since 1978).
Married Frances Davison, August 9, 1958. Children— Harry, Kate, Anne, Daniel.