George Wisse Drach

Background

Drach, George Wisse was born on August 24, 1935 in Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Son of John D. and Johanna (Opthof) Drach.

Education

Bachelor, U. Arizona, 1957; Doctor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve U., 1961.

Career

Intern in surgery, U. Hospitals, Cleveland, 1961-1962; resident in surgery, U. Hospitals, Cleveland, 1962-1963; research fellow in urology, Bowman-Gray School Medicine Wake Forest U. and North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, 1965-1966; assistant resident in urology, Bowman-Gray School Medicine Wake Forest U. and North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, 1965-1968; chief resident in urology, Bowman-Gray School Medicine Wake Forest U. and North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, 1968-1969; fellow in immunology, U. New Mexico School Medicine, 1969-1970; instructor surgery, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1969-1970; assistant professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1970-1974; chief department urology, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1970-1995; associate professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1974-1977; acting associate dean academic affairs, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1977-1979; professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1977; consultant urology, Veterans Administration Hospital., Tucson, since 1970; founding chief of urology, since 1995; professor emeritus surgery/urology, since 1995. Member site visti teams National Institutes of Health, 1979-1982. Chairman of Commission of 9 College Medicine, U. Arizona, 1972-1974, member curriculum committee, 1974-1980.

Science coordinator clinical study on extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy Food and Drug Administration, since 1982.

Achievements

• George Wisse Drach has been listed as a noteworthy Urology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1963-1965. Fellow American College of Surgeons (president Arizona chapter 1981). Member American Urological Association (research committee 1978-1981, publications committee 1981-1989, chairman publications committee 1985-1986, president western section 1988-1989, 1st award science exhibit S.E. section 1968, 2d award science exhibit National Convention, 1975, Hugh Hampton Young award 1986), American Bd.Urology (trustee 1985-1991, president 1990), Clinical Society Genitourinary Surgeons (secretary, treasurer 1988-1991), American Association Genitourinary Surgeons, Society University Surgeons, Western Urological Forum, Southern Arizona Urological Society (president 1980-1981), Tucson Urological Society (president 1982-1983), American Association Medical Colls., Society University Urologists (president 1991-1992), Society International de Urologie, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.

Interests

• Avocation: ethnobotany.

Connections

Married Paula Thomas, June 15, 1957. Children: Diane, David, Cora.

Father:

John D. Drach

Mother:

Johanna (Opthof) Drach

Spouse:

Paula Thomas

child:

David Drach

child:

Diane Drach

child:

Cora Drach