Background
Beckmann, Charles Henry was born on July 18, 1930 in New York City. Son of William and Margaret (Wellershaus) Beckmann.
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Charles Henry Beckmann
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Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1956.
Career
Entered, United States Air Force, 1957;
advanced through grades to colonel, United States Air Force, 1971;
assistant chief cardiology, United States Air Force Willford Hall Medical Center, San Antonio, 1965-1970;
department chairman medicine Clark Air Force Base Hospital, United States Air Force, Philippines, 1970-1973;
chief cardiology Wilford Hall Medical Center, United States Air Force, San Antonio, 1973-1983;
director medical center, San Antonio (Texas) Eastern State Hospital, 1983-1984;
cardiologist, Skinner Clinic, San Antonio, since 1984;
clinical professor medicine, University Texas, San Antonio, since 1983;
professor medicine, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome U. Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland., 1982-1983. National consultant to surgeon general, United States Air Force, 1979-1983, chief cardiology Baptist Memorial Hospital System, San Antonio, 1992-1993, department chairman medicine, member Executive Board, 1993-1994. Chairman ethics committee Baptist Memorial Hospital, 1993-1994, department chairman cardiology, 1996-1998.
Department chairman cardiology Baptist Hospitals Sys., San Antonio, 1996-1998.
Achievements
Membership
President Helotes (Texas) Park Civic Association, 1965-1967, Helotes Elementary Parent-Teachers Association, 1968-1970. Member Executive Board Southern Region Boy Scouts American, Atlanta, since 1989. Board directors San Antonio division American Heart Association, 1989-1992.
Fellow American College Physicians, American College Cardiology (Board of Governors 1979-1983), American College Preventive Medicine, Council Clinical Cardiology, American HeartAssn., New York Academy Science, since 1987, San Antonio Cardiology Society (president 1989-1990), American Federal Clinical Research (senior).
Connections
Married Ardith Clara Kuehm, June9, 1956. Children: David, Eric, Diana.
