Mark Wesley Dewhirst

Background

Dewhirst, Mark Wesley was born on May 20, 1949 in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. Son of Leonard W. and Iris O. Dewhirst.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Arizona, 1971; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Colorado State University, 1979.

Career

Adjunct assistant professor, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1979-1984; assistant professor, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1984-1988; associate professor, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1988-1993; professor, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, since 1993. Adjunct Professor North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1984-1994. Consultant Clintherm Corporation, Dallas, 1984-1987, Georgetown University, Rockville, Maryland., since 1992, Thomas JeffersonU., since 1992.

Member National Institutes of Health Radiation Study Section, Bethesda, Maryland., 1987-1991.

Achievements

• Mark Wesley Dewhirst has been listed as a noteworthy Medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member North America Hyperthermia Society (president 1985-1986, Eugene Robinson award 1992), Radiation Research Society (counselor medical 1990-1993), American Society Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (board directors since 1990), American Association for Cancer Research.

Connections

Married Nancy J. Johnson, October 4, 1987. Children: Eli, Forrest, Nikola.

Father:

Leonard W. Dewhirst

Mother:

Iris O. Dewhirst

Spouse:

Nancy J. Johnson

child:

Eli Dewhirst

child:

Nikola Dewhirst

child:

Forrest Dewhirst