Background
Upton, Gerald William was born on March 5, 1949 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of William Bruce Upton Junior and Addie Morine (Williams) Upton.
Upton, Gerald William was born on March 5, 1949 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of William Bruce Upton Junior and Addie Morine (Williams) Upton.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Virginia Military Institute, 1971. Master of Science in Microbiology, Medical College Virginia, 1975, Doctor ol Dental Surgery, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Pathology, U. North Carolina, 1981.
Diplomate American Board Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Resident oral and maxillofacial surgery U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1977-1980, AAOMS post doctoral research fellow, 1980-1981. Practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1981.
Adjunct Professor U. North Carolina School Dentistry, Chapel Hill, since 1984. Principal investigator Clinical.
Resident oral and maxillofacial surgery University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1977—1980. Post doc research fellow AAOMS, 1980—1981. Practice oral and maxillofacial surgery Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1981.
Adjunct professor University of North Carolina School Dentistry, Chapel Hill, since 1984. Principal investigator Clinical Research Study, Burroughs-Wellcome Company, Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1984. Board directors Blue Ridge Ambulatory Surgery Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1983—1995.
Member Virginia Military Institute Alumni Association (new cadet recruiting chairman Central Carolina chapter 1983-1984, vice president Central Carolina chapter 1985), American Dental Association, North Carolina Dental Society, Raleigh-Wake County Dental Society, American Association Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (recipient research fellow 1979), Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Sigma Zeta, Mu Beta Psi.
Married Nancy Gail Henshaw, December 11, 1976. Children: Elizabeth Chandler Henshaw, Richard William Henshaw.