Background
Burkle, Joseph Stewart was born on July 28, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph John and Agnes Theresa (Sweeney) Burkle.
naval officer nuclear medicine physician
Burkle, Joseph Stewart was born on July 28, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph John and Agnes Theresa (Sweeney) Burkle.
Bachelor, University of Pennsylvania, 1940; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1943; postdoctoral, University of Pennsylvania, 1949-1950.
Commissioned, United States Navy, 1943;
intern United States Naval Hospital, United States Navy, Philadelphia, 1944;
medical officer United States Ship Fulton, United States Navy, 1971-1953;
chief medicine United States Naval Hospital, United States Navy, New London, Connecticut, 1953-1956;
fellow in nuclear medicine United States Naval Hospital, United States Navy, Bethesda, Maryland., 1956;
chief nuclear medicine United States Naval Hospital, United States Navy, St. Albans, New York, 1956-1960;
commanding officer Radiation Exposure Eval. Laboratory, United States Navy, Bethesda, 1960-1963;
commanding officer United States Naval Hospital, United States Navy, Subic Bay, Philippines, 1963-1965;
commanding officer Armed Forces Radiation Research, United States Navy, Bethesda, 1966-1967;
resident in internal medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1947-1948;
medical officer, United States Marine Corps, 1944-1945;
department chairman nucelar medicine, York (Pennsylvania) Hospital, 1967-1983;
retired, York (Pennsylvania) Hospital, 1983. Professor Santa Tomas U., Philippines, 1964-1965.
Adjunct Professor Georgetown University, U. Maryland., York College, Millersville U. Teacher nucoear medicine technologists, 1969-1989.
Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Nuclear Medicine (president 1985). Member Pennsylvania College Nuclear Medicine (president 1982), Pennsylvania Society Medicine, York County Medical Society, Catholic Professional Medical (president 1990).
Married Angela Rosalita Aversa, February 26, 1944. Children: Joseph S., Frank A., Cecilia Burke Jankurd.