Background
Nilsen, Laurance Beckwith was born on August 8, 1936 in Toledo.
Nilsen, Laurance Beckwith was born on August 8, 1936 in Toledo.
Bachelor, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1958; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical School, New York City, 1962.
Internship, Strong Memorial Hospital, U. Rochester School Medicine and Dentistry, 1962-1963; assistant resident internal medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital, U. Rochester School Medicine and Dentistry, 1963-1964; senior assistant resident internal medicine, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1966-1967; senior assistant surgeon, Los Angeles County Hospital, 1964-1966; chief endocrinology, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 1987-1994. President Arizona Society Internal Medicine, 1976-1978, Maricopa Foundation for Med.Care, 1978-1980 (vice-president, director 1981-1994). Member board directors Maricopa County Medical Society, 1976-1978, greater Phoenix Ariz Affordable Health Care Foundation, 1983-1995, Mutual Insurance Company Arizona, since 1992.
Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Endocrinology. Member American Medical Association, American Diabetes Association, Arizona Medical Association, Maricopa County Medical Society American Society Internal Medicine.