Background
Aagaard, George Nelson was born on August 16, 1913 in Minneapolis. Son of George N. and Lucy T. (Nelson) Aagaard.
Aagaard, George Nelson was born on August 16, 1913 in Minneapolis. Son of George N. and Lucy T. (Nelson) Aagaard.
Bachelor of Science, University Minnesota, 1934; Bachelor of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1936; Doctor of Medicine, University Minnesota, 1937.
Intern, Minneapolis General Hospital, 1936-1937;
successively fellow, instructor, assistant professor internal medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1941-1947;
associate professor, director continuing medical education, University of Minnesota Medical School, 1948-1951;
professor medicine, dean, Southwestern Medical School, University Texas, 1952-1954;
dean, U. Washington School Medicine, 1954-1964;
professor medicine, U. Washington School Medicine, 1954-1978;
distinguished professor medicine and pharmacology, U. Washington School Medicine, since 1978;
head division clinical pharmacology, U. Washington School Medicine, 1964-1979. Member National Advisory Council for Health Research Facilities United States Public Health Service, 1954-1958;member of national advisory heart council National Institutes of Health, 1961-1965. Member special medical advisory groupVA, 1970-1974.
Chairman of the board of trustees Network for Continuing Medical Education, 1966-1978.
Member American Heart Association (trustee), Association American Medical Colleges (president 1960-1961), American Medical Association (director, chairman committee continuing professional education programs 1972), Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Foundation (member science advisory committee 1967-1974), American Society Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (president 1977, Elliott award 1983), New York Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, King County medical societies, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Son of George N. and Lucy T. (Nelson) A. M. Lorna D. Docken, August 26, 1939. Children: Diane Louise, George Nelson, Richard Nelson, David Nelson, Steven Nelson.