Background
Beardwood, Joseph Thomas was born on May 15, 1896 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Thomas and Margaret (MacLaughlin) Beardwood.
Beardwood, Joseph Thomas was born on May 15, 1896 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph Thomas and Margaret (MacLaughlin) Beardwood.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Pennsylvania, 1917, Doctor of Medicine 1921.
Intern, chief resident Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, 1921-1923, now consultant metabolic diseases. Practice of medicine, Philadelphia, since 1923, specializing metabolic diseases and diabetes, since 1926. Professor metabolic diseases University of Pennsylvania Graduate School Medicine, since 1936, also director department metabolic diseases and endrocrinology Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia.
Chief metabolic service Abington Hospital, 1931-1942, medical director, 1943-1964.
Member President's committee in employment physically handicapped. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Diabetes Association (chairman commission on employment.
Clubs: Huntingdon Valley Country.
(Abington, Pennsylvania).
Married Doris Annesley Miller, November 12, 1924. Children: Joseph Thomas III, Deborah Mary (Mistress James B. Lynch), Donald Matthew.