Hugh Hanna Tilson

Background

Tilson, Hugh Hanna was born on January 6, 1940 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Donald Heath and Ann Coe Tilson.

Education

Bachelor, Reed College, 1963; Doctor of Medicine, Washington University, 1964; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1969; Department of Public Health, Harvard University, 1972.

Career

Intern, Yale-New Haven Medical Center, 1964-1965; resident in preventive medicine, Harvard School Public Health, 1968-1972; research member, John F. Kennedy Institute Politics, 1969-1970; research associate, Health Services Research Center, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1970-1981; assistant professor preventive medicine public health, U. Oregon Medical School, 1971-1974; associate professor, U. Oregon Medical School, 1974-1976; clinical professor, U. Oregon Medical School, 1976-1978; assistant health officer, Multnomah County, Oregon, 1971-1975; health officer, director division health services, Multnomah County, 1975-1976; health officer, director department human services, Multnomah County, 1976-1978; director division health services, State of North Carolina, Raleigh, 1979-1981; with, Burroughs Wellcome Company, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, since 1981; international vice president surveillance, epidemiology and economics research, Burroughs Wellcome Company, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, since 1994. Adjunct Professor epidemiology U. North Carolina School Public Health, clinical professor family medicine U. North Carolina Medical School, since 1981. Consultant in field; examiner American Board Preventive Medicine, 1974-1975.

Consultant National Center for Health Services Research, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1975-1989. Member external advisory board Health Services ResearchCenter, U. Washington School Public Health, 1977-1980. Member public health standards work group United States Public Health Service, since 1977.

Chairman external advisory board Health Services Research Center, U. North Carolina, 1979-1993, mutual advisory board, since 1993. Member medical advisory board Planned Parenthood of Portland, 1973-1979, Planned Parenthood Greater Raleigh, 1986-1995. Board directors N.W. Oregon Health Systems Agency,1976-1979.

Vice chairman policy advisory board Joint Commision on Accrediation of Hospitals, 1980-1981. Member of advisory board Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Svc. Agency; board health promotionand disease prevention Institute Medicine, since 1993.

Achievements

• Hugh Hanna Tilson has been listed as a noteworthy Epidemiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors United Way Columbia-Willamette, Oregon, 1977-1978, Portland Opera Association, 1977-1979, Raleigh Chamber Music Guild, since 1981, Partnership for Prevention, since 1993. Member Research Triangle International Visitors Center,1981-, board directors, vice president, 1981-1985. With Medical Corps United States Army, 1963-1968.

Fellow American College Preventive Medicine (regent 1988-1992, president-elect 1993-1995, president since 1995). Member National Association County Health Officers (president 1977-1979), North Carolina Medical Society, English Speaking Union, North Carolina Public Health Association, American Public Health Association, Association Teachers Preventive Medicine, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (medical section steering committee since 1988, secretary 1989-1992, vice chairman since 1992, chairman since 1994), International Society Pharmaco-epidemiology (founding co-president 1990-1991), Wake Count Medical Society, Harvard School Public Health AlumniAssn., American Association Pharmaceutical Physicians (board directors since 1994, honorary life member since 1994).

Connections

Married Judith Scullin, June 10, 1961. Children: Hugh, Richard S., Ann C., Alice H.

Father:

Donald Heath

Mother:

Ann Coe Tilson

Spouse:

Judith Scullin

child:

Richard S. Tilson

child:

Ann C. Tilson

child:

Hugh Tilson

child:

Alice H. Tilson