George Noble Bedell

Background

Bedell, George Noble was born on May 1, 1922 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George Harold and Elsie Clair (Noble) Bedell.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University, 1944; Doctor of Medicine, University Cincinnati, 1946.

Career

Intern, U. Iowa, 1946-1947; resident in pathology, U. Iowa, 1947-1948; resident in internal medicine, U. Iowa, 1950-1952; research fellow in internal medicine, specializing in cardiology, U. Iowa, 1952-1954; research fellow physiology, Postgraduate School Medicine, U., Pennsylvania, 1954-1955; assistant professor department medicine, College Medicine, U. Iowa, 1955-1959; associate professor department medicine, College Medicine, U. Iowa, 1959-1968; professor, College Medicine, U. Iowa, since 1968; director, Pulmonary Disease division Department Medicine, 1968-1981. Consultant Veterans Administration Hospital., Iowa City, since 1954. Member of staff U. Hospitals, Iowa City.

Achievements

• George Noble Bedell has been listed as a noteworthy internist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Johnson County Democratic Central Committee, 1956-1969, treasurer, 1958-1964. Served with Army of the United States, 1948-1950. Member American College of Physicians, American Lung Association (director) 1972-1980), American Lung Association Iowa (director 1971-1981), American Federation Clinical Research, American Thoracic Society, Iowa Thoracic Society (vice president 1960-1961, president 1962-1963), Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association (director) 1961-1965, 67-71), American Medical Association (vice chairman of the section council on diseases of chest 1971-1973, chairman secretary council diseases of chest 1974-1976, American Thoracic Society delegate to American Medical Association 1979-1985), Iowa, Johnson County medical societies, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Iowa Clinical Society Internal Medicine, Central Society Clinical Research, American College Chest Physicians, American Physiological Society, American Society.Clin.

Investigation, American College of Physicians, Central Clinical Research Club.

Connections

Married Betty Jane Goldzier, November 4, 1950 (deceased March 1970). Children: David, Mark, Barbara, Bruce. Married Mirriel Shields Hummel, October 17, 1970.

Step-children: Judy, Jeffrey, Eric, Deborah, Andrew.

Father:

George Harold Bedell

Mother:

Elsie Clair (Noble) Bedell

Spouse:

Betty Jane Goldzier

child:

Eric Bedell

child:

Andrew Bedell

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1970 Bedell

child:

Judy Bedell

child:

Barbara Bedell

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Mark Bedell

child:

David Bedell

child:

Deborah Bedell

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Bruce;m. Mirriel Shields Hummel Bedell

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Jeffrey Bedell

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October 17 Bedell