David Hillis Law

Background

Law, David Hillis was born on July 24, 1927 in Milwaukee. Son of David Hillis Law III and Hazel Janice (May) Young.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1950; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1954.

Career

Resident in internal medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1954-1957; fellow in gastroenterology, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1957-1959; director personnel health services, New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, New York City, 1959-1960; assistant professor medicine, chief gastroenterology, Vanderbilt University Medical College, Nashville, 1960-1969; professor, vice department chairman medicine, U. New Mexico School Medical, Albuquerque, 1969-1985; chief medical services, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Albuquerque, 1969-1985; director medical services, Veterans Administration Center Office, Washington, 1985-1986; deputy assistant chief medical director for clinical services, Veterans Administration Center Office, Washington, 1986-1989; assistant chief medical director clinical affairs, Veterans Administration Center Office, Washington, 1989-1991; acting deputy associate chief medical director for hospital-based services, Veterans Administration Center Office, Washington, 1991-1995; associate deputy chief medical director for clinical program, Veterans Administration Center Office, Washington, 1993-1995; acting chief patient care officer, Veterans Administration Center Office, Washington, 1995-1996; associate chief of staff for education, Bay Pines (Florida) Medical Center, since 1996. Member human research committee Los Alamos (New Mexico) Science Laboratory, 1972-1980. Sabbatical department clinical physiology Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1980.

Board directors, officer New Mexico Nutrition Improvement Program, 1970-1975. Sub-committee chairman United States Pharmacopeia Commision on Revision, 1975-1980.

Achievements

• David Hillis Law has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors, officer Albuquerque Friends of Music, 1975-1985. Member National Digestive Disease Advisory Board, 1989-1995. Member Interdepartmental Digestive Disease Coordinating Committee Corporal United States Army, 1945-1946.

Fellow American College of Physicians (governor 1989-1996). Member American Medical Association (lecturer), Western Association Physicians, Western Society Clinical Research, American Gastroenterol. Association, American Institute Nutrition, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Interests

• Avocation: hot air ballooning.

Connections

Married Patricia Bicking Thornton, September 14, 1949. Children: Linda Clark, Wendy, David, Kimberly Rankin, Cassandra.

Father:

David Hillis Law III Young

Mother:

Hazel Janice (May) Young

Spouse:

Patricia Bicking Thornton

child:

Cassandra Law

child:

David Law

child:

Wendy Law

child:

Kimberly Rankin Law

child:

Linda Clark Law