Background
Fielding, J. William was born on February 17, 1923 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Came to United States, 1947, naturalized, 1952. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Robertson) Fielding.
Fielding, J. William was born on February 17, 1923 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Came to United States, 1947, naturalized, 1952. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Robertson) Fielding.
Doctor of Medicine, University Toronto, 1946.
Rotating intern Vancouver (British Columbia) General Hospital, 1946-1947. Resident in pathology St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, 1947. Senior intern in pathology Montreal (Quebec) General Hospital, 1948-1949.
Senior rotating intern in general surgery Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver, 1949-1950. Chief resident in orthopaedic surgery St. Luke's Hospital, 1951-1952, Seaview Hospital, Staten Island, 1950-1951. Postgraduate Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, 1951.
Practice medicine specializing in orthopaedic surgery New York City, since 1952. Assistant attending Beekman-Downtown Hospital, 1961-1971, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1957-1961. Attending Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital, 1965-1968, Lenox Hill Hospital, since 1972, St. Luke's Hospital, since 1952, director department orthopaedic surgery, since 1973.
Director department Orthopaedics St. Vincent's Hospital, Staten Island, 1962-1977, consultant, since 1977. Consultant, visiting physician numerous area hospitals. Clinical professor Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, since 1973.
Associate professor New York Medical College, since 1971.
Served with Medical Corps Canadian Army, 1944-1946. As flight lieutenant Royal Canadian Air Force, 1948-1949. Fellow Royal College Surgeons Canada.
Member American Academy Cerebral Palsy, American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons (Gold medal 1952, Kappa Delta award 1963, Second vice president 1981-1982, 1st vice president 1982-1983, president 1983-1984), American Medical Association (chairman orthopaedic section council 1969-1970, award of merit 1954), Association Bone and Joint Surgeons (chairman membership committee 1965-1966, Nicholas Andry award 1975), Australian Computer Society, American Orthopaedic Association (traveling fellow 1957), American Orthopaedic Foot Society (president 1981-1982), Association Orthopaedic Chairmen, Canada Orthopaedic Association, Cervical Spine Research Society (president 1973, 74), International Society Study Lumbar Spine (president 1975-1976), Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (regional chairman 1971-1976), New York Academy Medicine (chairman orthopaedic section 1960-1961), New York Clinical Society (president 1975-1976), International Society Orthopaedics and Traumatology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Orthopaedic Society Sports Medicine, also numerous regional medical associations. Honorary member other medical societies Clubs: St. Andrew's Society, University.
Married Doris Alma Toogood, January 20, 1950. Children: Pamela Joan, Bruce Robertson, Deborah Elizabeth, Victoria Alma.
