Background
Linker, David Thor was born on July 27, 1951 in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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David Thor Linker
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Bachelor of Science in Biology, Stanford (California) U., 1972; Doctor of Medicine, Stanford (California) U., 1976.
Career
Intern in internal medicine, University of California Davis/Sacramento Medical Center, 1976-1977;
resident in internal medicine, U. Washington Hospital, 1977-1979;
resident in pediatrics, U. Washington Hospital, 1979-1981;
fellowship adult cardiology, U. Washington Hospital, 1981-1983;
fellowship pediatric cardiology, Stanford University Medical Center, 1983-1984;
assistant professor biomedical engineering, U. Trondheim, 1985-1991;
department chairman of biomedical engineering, U. Trondheim, 1990-1991;
associate professor division of cardiology, Department of Medicine, U. Washington, since 1993. Acting attending physician, division of cardiology Regional Hospital, Trondheim, 1985-1986, attending physician division of cardiology, 1987-1991. Head division of echocardiography, department of cardiology, Thorax Center Academy.Hosp. of Rotterdam, 1991-1993.
Attending physician division cardiology, department medicine, U. Washington, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American College Cardiology (echocardiography committee), European Society Cardiology (organizer sub-group on intravascular ultrasound 1991-1993). Member American Society Echocardiography (physics and instrumentation committee), Society Pediat. Echocardiography, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, Seattle SeafairClowns (Charlie Choate award 1983), Norwegian Society for Diagnostic Ultrasound, Norwegian Society for Pattern Analysis and Image Processing (Executive Committee 1987-1988), Norwegian Medical Association, International Cardiac Doppler Society (secretary Euro-African section 1993), American Heart Association.
