Background
Andrews, Billy Franklin was born on September 22, 1932 in Graham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Dean Franklin and Arlee (Byers) Andrews.
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Billy Franklin Andrews
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Student, Brevard (North Carolina) College, 1950; student, Elon College, 1951; Bachelor of Science cum laude, Wake Forest College, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, Duke U., 1957; progressive Chiefs of Clinical Services, Harvard School Public Health, 1982.
Career
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, United States Army, 1956;
advanced through grades to major, United States Army, 1962;
intern, Fort Benning (Georgia) United States Army Hospital, 1957-1958;
resident in pediatrics, Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, 1958-1960;
with military medical and allied science course, Walter Reed Army Institute Research, Washington, 1960-1961;
chief pediatrics service, Rodriguez United States Army Hospital, Fort Brooke, P.R., 1961-1963;
chief pediatrics, Tropical Medical Research Laboratory, Fort Brooke, P.R., 1963-1964;
research, United States Army, 1964;
assistant professor pediatrics, U. Louisville, 1964-1966;
director newborn services, U. Louisville, 1964-1975;
associate professor, U. Louisville, 1966-1968;
professor, U. Louisville, since 1968;
department chairman School Medicine, U. Louisville, 1969-1993;
chairman emeritus, U. Louisville, since 1993;
director Comprehensive Health Care Center for High Risk Infants and Children, U. Louisville, 1968-1998;
chief of staff, Kosair Children's Hospital, Louisville, 1969-1993;
chief-of-staff emeritus, Kosair Children's Hospital, since 1993. Consultant division maternal and child health Kentucky Department Health, since 1966. Lecturer Journal Pediatrics Foundation, 1972.
Staley Distinguished Christian scholar MaryBaldwin College, Washington and Lee University, School Medicine of University of Virginia, 1990;visiting scholar in medical history and ethics Green College, Oxford University Oxford, England, 1993, visiting fellow, 1998.
Achievements
Membership
President Kornhauser Library., Health Sciences Center, 1981-1982, 90-91. Member, teacher, deacon, elder United Church of Christ. Fellow American College of Physicians, American Academy Pediat., Royal Society Medicine (London), International Biographical Association.
Member American Medical Association, American Pediat. Society, American Osler Society (president 1996-1997), American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, American Society Law, Medicine, and Ethics, Society for Pediat. Research, Southern Society Pediat.
Research (founding), Southeastern Perinatal Society, National Association Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, Kentucky Medical Association (faculty Science Achievement award 1971, del.1981-1982, Ednl. Achievement award 1997), Jefferson County Medical Society, Kentucky Pediat. Society, Louisville Pediat.
Society, U. Louisville School Medicine Alumni Association (Board of Governors 1972-1975), University Pediatric Foundation Inc. (president 1982-1993), International Association Bioethics, Order of International Fellowship (Cambridge), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Faye Rich, December 25, 1953. Children: Ann Elizabeth Feigenbaum, Billy Franklin Junior, David Ashley.
