Background
Hall, Charles William was born on February 8, 1922 in Gage, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Cecil A. and Helen (Greene) Hall.
Hall, Charles William was born on February 8, 1922 in Gage, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Cecil A. and Helen (Greene) Hall.
Bachelor, Kansas University, 1951. Master of Arts in Comparative Anatomy, Kansas University, 1952. Doctor of Medicine, Kansas University, 1956.
Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1985.
Rotating intern, Kansas U. Medical Center, 1956-1957; resident surgery, Kansas U. Medical Center, 1957-1962; fellow in medicine, Kansas U. Medical Center, 1959-1960; fellow cardiovascular surgery, Baylor University College Medicine, 1962-1964; project director artificial heart program, National Heart Institute, 1964; project director, artificial heart program, Baylor University College Medicine, 1964-1968; assistant professor surgery, also assistant professor physiology, Baylor University College Medicine, 1964-1969; consultant, S.W. Research Institute, San Antonio, 1966-1968; manager artificial organs research department bioengineering, S.W. Research Institute, 1968-1970; director department bioengineering, S.W. Research Institute, 1970-1975; institute medical scientist, S.W. Research Institute, from 1975. Clinical professor surgery University Texas Medical School at San Antonio, from 1969.
Served to corporal United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Fellow American College Cardiology, American College Chest Physicians, Academy Surgical Research (co-founder 1984, president 1985, Markowitz award 1992), American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (founding). Member American Society Artificial Internal Organs, American Heart Association (president San Antonio chapter 1972-1973), Texas Heart Association, Society For Biomaterials (founding president, Clemson award), International Cardiovascular Society, Society Surgical Rosario (Argentine), Sigma Xi (president Alamo chapter 1981), Phi Beta Pi, Phi Sigma, Delta Upsilon.
Lodges: Masons (32 degree), Shriners.
Married Betty Woodring, June 6, 1943 (divorced). Children— Daniel C., Kendall W. (deceased) Gregory A., Patrick C., Conan L. 1 stepchild, M'Lis Watkins Brewer.
Married Shirley Thompson, October 20, 1962 (deceased 1979). Married Sheila Ann Fowler, December 3, 1979.