David Alvra Wood

Background

Wood, David Alvra was born on December 21, 1904 in Flora Vista, New Mexico, United States. Son of Evans and Blanche D. (Wormell) Wood.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University, 1926; Doctor of Medicine Stanford University, 1930.

Career

Faculty, Stanford, 1930-1951; professor pathology (oncology), University of California School Medicine, 1951-1972; professor emeritus, University of California School Medical, since 1972; director, Cancer Research Institute, 1951-1972; research oncologist, Cancer Research Institute, 1972-1974; consultant, Cancer Research Institute, since 1974. Consultant National Cancer Institute, United States Public Health Service, 1956-1970. Participant National Cancer Program Plan, chairman screening population groups, 1971-1974.

Special consultant, co-chairman advising committee cancer control program Bureau State Superior vena cava syndrome United States Public Health Service, 1959-1964. Member cancer advisory county, California, since 1959. Member United States national committee National Academy Sciences to International Union Against Cancer, 1961-1963.

United States national organizing commission to 10th International Cancer Congress, 1967-1970. Research collaborator, medical department Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1963-1971. Chairman external advising committee University of Chicago Cancer Center, 1973-1983.

Member fellowships selection committee Internat Agency Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, Lyon, France, 1970-1973, International Reference Center (stomach, esophagus) World Health Organization, Tokyo, 1968-1974. Representative International Socs. Pathology at World Health Organization meeting in, Turku, Finland, 1974;member cadre and chairman subcommittee Pathology National Large Bowel Cancer Project, University Texas, Houston, 1973-1975.

Achievements

• David Alvra Wood has been listed as a noteworthy pathologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Editorial board: Cancer Excerpta Medica, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Journal Soviet Oncology, 1981-1985. Author professional articles on dual pulmonary circulation of lungs, neoplastic diseases, medical education, acute virus hepatitis.

Membership

Served to captain Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II. Fellow American College Radiology (honorary), American Geography Society, Royal Society Medicine (London). Member California Medical Association (chairman cancer commission 1958-1960, vice chairman 1960-1963, science board 1963-1971, chairman cancer committee 1963-1967), American Cancer Society (Bronze medal 1950, National Service award 1972, president 1956-1957, honorary life.), Armed Forces Institute Pathology (science advisory board 1956-1961, honorary consultant 1969), International Academy Pathology, American Society Cytology (honorary.

Chairman awards committee 1958-1965), Association Clinical Pathologists Great Britain (correspondent), College American Pathologists (president 1952-1955, Science Products Found award 1958), California Academy of Sciences, James Ewing Society (Lucy Wortham James award 1970), American Association Cancer Institutes (president 1970-1972), American Association Cancer Education (historian since 1981, Samuel C. Harvey lecturer 1973, Margaret Edwards medal 1987), California Academy Medicine, American Association Pathologists, American Association Cancer Research, Federation American Society Experimental Biology, Arthur Purdy Stout Society Surgical Pathologists (honorary), Stanford Medical Alumni Association (president 1947, J.E. Wallace Sterling Distinguished Alumnus award 1988), S.A.R., Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon. Clubs: Commonwealth of California (San Francisco), Pacific Union (San Francisco).

Connections

Married Ora Belle Bomberger, May 15, 1937. Children: Kate Douglas (Mistress John A. Lord), David A., John Archer, William Allen, Charles Evans.

Father:

Evans Wood

Mother:

Blanche D. (Wormell) Wood

Spouse:

Ora Belle Bomberger

child:

Kate Douglas Wood (Mistress John A. Lord)

child:

Charles Evans Wood

child:

John Archer Wood

child:

David A. Wood

child:

William Allen Wood