Background
Hook, Edward Watson was born on August 10, 1924 in Sumter, South Carolina. Son of Edward and Theola (Brogdon) Hook.
Hook, Edward Watson was born on August 10, 1924 in Sumter, South Carolina. Son of Edward and Theola (Brogdon) Hook.
Student, Yale University, 1943-1944; Bachelor of Science, Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina., 1946; Doctor of Medicine, Emory University, 1949; Division of Medical Sciences (honorary), Medical College Pennsylvania, 1986.
Intern, University Hospitals, Minneapolis, 1949-1950; junior assistant resident in medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, 1950-1951; senior assistant resident, Grady Memorial Hospital, 1953-1954; chief resident, Grady Memorial Hospital, 1954-1955; fellow department medicine, Emory University School Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, 1955-1956; practice medicine, specializing in internal medicine and infectious diseases, Charlottesville, Virginia, since 1969; instructor medicine, Johns Hopkins School Medicine, Baltimore, 1956-1958; assistant professor, Johns Hopkins School Medicine, 1958-1959; associate professor medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1959-1964; professor, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1964-1969; vice department chairman medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1969; associate attending physician, New York Hospital, 1959-1964; attending physician, New York Hospital, 1964-1969; member medical board, New York Hospital, 1967-1969; professor honorario, U. Bahia School Medicine, Salvadore, Brazil, 1966; Henry B. Mulholland professor, department chairman medicine, University of Virginia School Medicine, Charlottesville, 1969-1990; Henry B. Mulholland professor medicine, University of Virginia School Medicine, Charlottesville, 1969-1998; director program of humanities in medicine, University of Virginia School Medicine, Charlottesville, 1991-1996; physician-in-chief, University of Virginia Hospital, 1969-1990.
President Virginia Partners of Americas, 1974-1976. Board directors Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, 1976-1988, Chairman of the Board, 1978-1988, member of advisory board Robert Wood Johnson Minority Faculty Development Program, since 1991. Member delegate United States-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program, 1984-1995, emeritus, since 1995.
Served with Military Cross, Australia, 1943-1946, 51-53. Fellow American College of Physicians (governor for Virginia 1975-1979, county subspecialty societies 1977-1978, county medical specialty societies 1976-1982, residency review committee for internal medicine 1977-1984, regent 1980-1987, president-elect 1984-1985, president 1985-1986, president emeritus 1987, master 1986, Stengel award 1990), Royal College Physicians of Australia (honorary). Member Institute Medicine of NAS, American Federation Clinical Research, American Thoracic Society, American Medical Association, Albemarle County Medical Society, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Society Clinical Investigation, Southern Society Clinical Investigation, Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, American Assn.Immunologists, American Clinical and Climatology Association (county 1979-1983, 90-95, vice president 1984-1985, president, 1990-1991), New York Medical and Surgical Association, Infectious Diseases Society American (president 1975-1976), Association professors Medicine (county 1977-1983, president 1981-1982), Association American Physicisns, Internal.
College Tropical Medicine, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Jessie Dale Thurecht, June 14, 1949. Children: Edward Watson III, Susan Dale, Margaret Jane, Robert Randall.