John William Adamson

Background

Adamson, John William was born on December 28, 1936 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of John William and Florence Jean Adamson.

Education

Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1958; Doctor of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962.

Career

Intern, resident in medicine, U. Washington Medical Center, Seattle, 1962-1964; clinical and research fellow hematology, U. Washington Medical Center, Seattle, 1964-1967; faculty, U. Washington Medical Center, Seattle, 1969-1990; professor hematology, U. Washington Medical Center, Seattle, 1978-1990; head division hematology, U. Washington Medical Center, Seattle, 1981-1989; president, New York Blood Center, New York City, 1989-1997; director, Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York City, 1989-1998; executive vice president research, director, Blood Research Institute Blood Center/Southeastern Wisconsin, Milwaukee, since 1998. Josiah Macy Junior Foundation scholar, visiting scientist Nuffield department clinical medicine, U. Oxford, England, faculty medicine, 1976-1977.

Achievements

• John William Adamson has been listed as a noteworthy Hematologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Public Health Service, 1967-1969. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Hematology (president 1995-1996), Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation, Western Association Physicians.

Connections

Married Susan Elizabeth Wood, June 16, 1960. Children: Cairn Elizabeth, Loch Rachael. Married Christine Fenyvest, September 1, 1989.

Father:

John William

Mother:

Florence Jean Adamson

Spouse:

Susan Elizabeth Wood

Spouse:

Christine Fenyvest

child:

Loch Rachael Adamson

child:

Cairn Elizabeth Adamson