Background
Saward, Ernest Welton was born on October 14, 1914 in New York City. Son of Ernest Welton and Alice Virginia (Knorr) Saward.
Saward, Ernest Welton was born on October 14, 1914 in New York City. Son of Ernest Welton and Alice Virginia (Knorr) Saward.
AB, Colgate University, 1936. Doctor of Medicine, University Rochester, 1939.
Medical house officer, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1939-1941; resident, Peter Bent Brigham, Boston, 1941-1942; chief of medicine, Manhattan Project, Hanford, Washington, 1943-1945; medical director, Kaiser-Permanente Program, Portland, 1945-1970; professor, associate dean, U. Rochester (New York) Medical School, 1970-1985; emeritus professor, U. Rochester (New York) Medical School, 1985-1989. Consultant Blue Cross, Rochester, from 1970. Board directors Group Health Association, Rochester, from 1973, Health Systems Agency, Rochester, from 1975, Hospital Review and Planning Council, Albany, 1975-1987.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Group Health Association American (board directors from 1972), State Communities Aid Association (board directors from 1986), National Institute Medicine (founder, council 1970, Gustave O. Lienhard award with National Academy of Sciences 1987), National Academy of Sciences, National Professional Standards Review Council (chairman 1973-1976).
Married Virginia Wagner, September 1, 1938 (deceased 1982). Children: Thomas, Susan, Lawrence. Married Elizabeth Katherine Meik, August 14, 1982.