Background
Brady, Luther W. was born on October 20, 1925 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States. Son of Luther W. and Gladys Brady.
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Luther W. Brady
Edit Profilephysician radiation oncology educator
Education
Associate of Arts, George Washington University, 1944; AB, George Washington University, 1946; Doctor of Medicine, George Washington University, 1948; Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Colgate University, 1988; Doctor of Science (honorary), Lehigh University, 1990; Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Toyama U., Japan, 1996; Doctor honoris causa, U. Heidelberg, Germany, 1997.
Career
Intern, Jefferson Medical College Hospital, Philadelphia, 1948-1950;
resident in radiology, Jefferson Medical College Hospital, 1954-1955;
resident radiology, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1955-1956;
fellow, National Cancer Institute, 1953-1957, 1957-1959;
practice medicine, specializing in radiation oncology, Philadelphia. Assistant instructor radiology Jefferson Medical College Hospital, 1954-1955, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1955, instructor, 1956-1957, associate radiology, 1957-1959. Assistant professor radiology College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, summer, 1959.
Associate professor radiology Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Philadelphia, 1959-1962, professor, since 1963, department chairman radiation oncology, since 1970. Assistant professor radiology Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1962-1963. Member medical radiation advising committee Bureau Radiation Health, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1971-1974.
Consultant radiation therapy various hospitals. Member United States delegate to Interam. Congress Radiology, 1975, International Congress of Radiology, 1981.
Secretary general International Congress Radiology, 1985. Medical advisory radiation therapy, medical affairs committee, 1984-1997. Director Pennsylvania Blue Shield, Camp Hill.
Chair Pennsylvania Cancer Control Board, 1989-1997.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Association Artists Equity of Philadelphia, Welcome House, 1974-1994, Settlement Music School, since 1973, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1977-1984. Trustee Philadelphia Museum Art, also member oriental art committee, since 1974, chairman of the executive committee, 1968-1972, member print, contemporary art and Indian art committees, since 1974. Served to Lieutenant Medical Corps United States Navy, 1950-1954.
Fellow American College Radiology (chairman commission radiation therapy 1975-1981, board chancellors 1975-1981, Gold medal 1983), Royal College Radiology (honorary), Deutsches Roetngengesellschaft (honorary), Italian Radiology Society (honorary), German Society Radiological Oncology (honorary). Member Royal Society Medical Belgium(academician), Radiological Society North America (board directors 1977-1984, Chairman, Board Of Directors 1982-1983, president 1984-1985, chairman refresher course committee 1971-1975, Erksine lecturer 1979, Gold medal 1989), Pennsylvania Radiological Society (board directors 1970-1977,councilor to American College Radiology 1971-1977), American Radium Society (president 1976-1977, board directors Janeway medal 1979, Janeway lecturer 1980), American CancerSoc. (president Philadelphia division 1976-1978, director since 1968, Executive Committee 1976-1978, member breast cancer task force 1974-1990, national director 1970-1976), American Society Therapeutic Radiologists (president 1971-1972, Gold medal 1987), Association U. Radiologists, American Roentgen Ray Society, American Association for Cancer Research, RadiationRsch.
Society, American Society Clinical Oncology, Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society (pres.1976-1977, member Executive Committee 1976-1978), American Federation Clinical Research, College Physicians Philadelphia Council, James Ewing Society, Association Pendergrass Fellows, Philadelphia County Medical Society, American Medical Association (chair residency review committee for radiology 1982-1984, member 1988-1994, chair residency review committee radiation oncology 1992-1994, Gold Medal for District Svc. to Medical, 1999), Medical Society State Pennsylvania, International Skeletal Society, Council Academy Socs., Society Chairman Academy, Radiation Oncology Programs (president 1977-1979), Society Chairman Academy Radiology Depts. (president 1974-1975), Gynecologic Oncology Group (Executive Committee 1971-1985, associate chairman 1971-1985), Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (chairman 1980-1987), American College Radiation Oncology (president 1989-1992, chairman 1992-1993, gold medal 1996), Pennsylvania Cancer Advisory board, (1989-1997, chairman, 1990-1997), International Club Radiotherapists, National Cancer Institute (board science counselors, committee forradiation therapy studies 1971-1984, chairman cancer clinical trails committee), Smith-Reed-Russell Society, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Lambda Kappa.
