Background
Youker, James Edward was born on November 13, 1928 in Cooperstown, New York, United States. Son of Bliss Jacob and Marian (Ostrander) Youker.
Youker, James Edward was born on November 13, 1928 in Cooperstown, New York, United States. Son of Bliss Jacob and Marian (Ostrander) Youker.
Bachelor of Arts, Colgate University, 1950; Doctor of Medicine, University Buffalo, 1954.
Intern, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1954-1955;
resident in radiology, University of Minnesota, 1955-1956, 58-60;
resident in pathology, Georgetown University, Washington, 1958;
private practice medicine, specializing in radiology, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1956-1958;
assistant professor radiology, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1961-1963;
research fellow, U. Lund, Malmo, Sweden, 1963-1964;
assistant professor radiology, University of California, San Francisco, 1964-1967;
associate professor, U. Clif., 1967-1968;
professor, department chairman radiology, Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, since 1968;
director department radiology, Milwaukee County General Hospital, Milwaukee, 1968-1996;
department chairman radiology, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 1979-1996;
chairman, director department radiology, Froedtert & Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, since 1968. Served with Project Hope, Indonesia, 1961. Consultant/lecturer Veterans Administration Hospital., Richmond, 1961-1963, San Francisco, 1964-1968, Martinez, California, 1964-1968.
Consultant/lecturer Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco, 1964-1968, Oakknoll Naval Hospital, Oakladn, California, 1964-1968, Veterans Administration Hospital., Wood, Wisconsin, since 1968, Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Chicago, since 1968. Visiting professor University of California School Medicine, San Francisco, 1974, Stanford University School Medicine, Palo Alto, California, 1976. Visiting physician department cardiology St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1974-1975.
Member committee diagnosis breast cancer taskforce National Institutes of Health, 1975-1979. Head Physicians for Ford. Chairman health and medical science technical committee for program planning committee North Division High School, 1979;board directors Medical College Wisconsin, since 1986, member residency review commission for radiology, since 1985.
Served with Medical Corps United States Navy, 1956-1958. Fellow American College Radiology (board chancellors since 1978, vice-chairman commission on cancer 1972-1974, chairman/member numerous committees, vice president 1983-1984). Member American Association Physicians Assts.
(advisory board), American Cancer Society (committees Milwaukee branch), American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Radiology, American Medical Association, American Roentgen Ray Society (advising committee research and education), Association University Radiologists (chairman government affairs committee 1978-1979), Medical Society Milwaukee County (hospital medical staff liaison committee 1978-1979), Milwaukee Academy Medicine, Milwaukee Roentgen Ray Society, Society Chairmen Academy Radiolgy Depts. (president 1972, committees), Society Gastrointestinal Radiology, Vail Creative Concepts Conference (co-founder), Wisconsin Medical Society, Wisconsin Radiological Society (director, chairman technicianaffairs committee).
Children— Elizabeth Ann, James David.
