Kenneth Ronald Kretchmer

Background

Kretchmer, Kenneth Ronald was born on June 24, 1949 in New Orleans. Son of Henry Edmund and Joan Ronald Kretchmer.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, U. Rochester, 1971; Doctor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve U., 1975.

Career

Summer research fellow division pulmonary pathology, St. Luke's Hospital, Cleveland, 1969; summer research assistant division surgical research, Metropolitan General Hospital, Cleveland, 1970; clinical fellow, American Society Anesthesiologists/University Hospitals, Cleveland, 1973; intern in internal medicine, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, 1975-1976; assistant resident in medicine, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, 1976-1977; senior resident in medicine, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, 1977-1978; fellow in pulmonary medicine, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, 1978-1980; preceptor in clinical medicine, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1976-1979; teaching fellow department internal medicine, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1978; chief pulmonary services, Akron (Ohio) City Hospital, 1980-1993; medical director respiratory therapy, Akron (Ohio) City Hospital, since 1980; assistant professor department internal medicine College Medicine, Northeastern Ohio U., Rootstown, 1980; educational coordinator pulmonary service, Akron (Ohio) City Hospital, since 1993; medical director respiratory therapy, Edwin Shaw Hospital, Akron, since 1993. Member of staff department internal medicine Akron City Hospital, 1980-1992, Summa Health Sys., Akron, since 1992. Consultant staff department internal medicine Edwin Shaw Hospital, since 1984.

Member courtesy staff Children's Hospital Medical Center, Akron, 1988-1990, St. Thomas Medical Center, Akron, 1991-1992, Akron General Medical Center, since 1992. Member subcoun. pulmonary disease Northeastern Ohio U. College.Medicine, since 1980. Principal investigator study in field.

Presenter in field.

Achievements

• Kenneth Ronald Kretchmer has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow, American Medical Association, American College Chest Physicians. Member American College of Physicians, Ohio Thoracic Society (chairman practice and education committee 1987, vice president 1988, president-elect 1989, president 1990) Ohio State Medical Association, Summit County Medical Society.

Connections

Married Janet Spitz, August 19,1973. Children: Emily, Lisa, Daniel.

Father:

Henry Edmund Kretchmer

Mother:

Joan Ronald Kretchmer

Spouse:

Janet Spitz

child:

Lisa Kretchmer

child:

Daniel Kretchmer

child:

Emily Kretchmer