Background
Thomson, Gerald Edmund was born in 1932 in New York City, WORLD0. Son of Lloyd and Sybil (Gilbourne) Thomson.
Thomson, Gerald Edmund was born in 1932 in New York City, WORLD0. Son of Lloyd and Sybil (Gilbourne) Thomson.
Doctor of Medicine, Howard U., 1959; Doctor of Science (honorary), Morehouse Medical College, 1997.
Intern, State University of New York-Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, 1959-1960;
resident in medicine, State University of New York-Kings County Hospital Center, 1960-1962;
chief resident, State University of New York-Kings County Hospital Center, 1962-1963;
New York Heart Association fellow in nephrology, State University of New York-Kings County Hospital Center, 1964-1965;
assistant visiting physician, State University of New York-Kings County Hospital Center, 1963-1970;
clinical director dialysis unit, State University of New York-Kings County Hospital Center, 1965-1967;
practice medicine specializing in internal medicine, New York City, since 1963;
attending physician, State University of New York Medical Brooklyn Hospital, 1966-1970;
instructor in medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1963-1968;
clinical assistant professor medicine, State University of New York, 1968-1970;
associate chief medical services, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, 1967-1970;
attending physician, Presbyterian Hospital, since 1970;
director nephrology, Harlem Hospital Center, New York City, 1970-1971;
director medical services, Harlem Hospital Center, 1971-1985;
president medical board, Harlem Hospital Center, 1976-1978;
associate professor medicine, Columbia College Physicians and Surgeons, 1970-1972;
professor, Columbia College Physicians and Surgeons, since 1972;
Samuel Lambert professor medicine, and chief of staff, Columbia College Physicians and Surgeons, since 1980;
executive vice president for professional affairs, chief of staff, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1985-1990;
senior associate dean, College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, since 1990. Member Health Research Council City New York, 1972-1975. Member medical advisory board New York Kidney Foundation, 1971-1982.
Member Health Research Council, State New York, 1975-1981. Member hypertension information and education advising committee National Institutes of Health, 1973-1974, New York State Advisory Committee on Hypertension, 1977-1980. Commission on non-pharmaceutical treatment of hypertension Institute of Medicine, National Academy Sciences, 1980.
Member medical advisory board National Association Patients on Hemodialysis and Transplantation, 1973-1983;member of advisory board School biomedical Education, CUNY, 1979-1983, Medical News Network, 1993-1995. Member commission on mild hypertension National Heart and Lung Institute, 1976, member clinical trials review committee, 1980-1985, member review panel, 1979. Board directors New York Heart Association, 1973-1981, Chairman of Commission high blood pressure, 1976-1981.
Board directors Primary Care Development Corporation. Chairman of Commission hypertension New York.Met. Regional Medical Program, 1974-1976.
Member of advisory committee Heart and Hypertension Institute of New York State, 1984. Member of New York Governor's Health Advisory Council,1981-1984, public Health Council, New York, 1983-1995, Joint National Committee High Blood Pressure National Institutes of Health, 1983-1984, 87-88, member review panel hypertension detection and monitoring board study cardiovascular risk factors in young National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1984-1990. Member panel on receiving and withholding medical treatment American Civil Liberties Union, 1984-1988.
Member Graduate Medical Education Commission, State of New York, 1984-1986, member Commision on End-State Renal Disease, 1985, 89-90. President Washington Heights-Inwood Ambulatory Care Network Corporation, 1986-1991. Board directors Primary Care Development Corporation, since 1993.
Chairman ad hoc commission on access to nursing homes Public Health Council State of New York, 1982-1996. President Washington Heights-Inwood Ambulatory Care Network Corporation, 1986-1991. Member Mayor's Commission Health and Hospitals Corporation.
Director Harlem Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, 1993-1995. Fellow American College of Physicians (Governor's county downstate region 1982-1989, Chairman of Commission health public policy New York chapter 1982-1989, health care professions committee 1987-1990,board regents 1990-1997, chairman national health public policy committee 1993-1994,president-elect 1994-1995, president 1995-1996), New York Academy of Medicine (member committee medicine in society 1974-1976, Chairman of Commission medicine in society 1997-1998). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Society Nephrology (president 1973-1974), American Federation Clinical Research, Federated Council for Internal Medicine (chairman 1991-1992, 95-96), Society Urban Physicians (president 1972-1973), American Society Artificial Internal Organs, Association Program Dirs. in Internal Medicine, Public Health Association New York City (director 1983-1986), Physicians for Social Responsibility of New York (director 1983), Association Academy Minority Physicians (president 1988-1990), Institute of Medicine, National Academy Sciences.
Married Carolyn Webber. Children: Gregory, Karen.