Oscar Andreas Thorup

Background

Thorup, Oscar Andreas was born on March 12, 1922 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Oscar Andreas and Pattie Walter (Creecy) Thorup.

Education

Bachelor, University of Virginia, 1944; Doctor of Medicine, University of Virginia, 1946.

Career

Intern, Queen's Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii., 1946-1947; resident, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1949-1952; research fellow, U. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1952-1953; from instructor to assistant professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1953-1959; associate professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1959-1966; professor of medicine, associate dean, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1974-1989; professor, head department of medicine, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1966-1974; professor seminar ethics/public policy Graduate School Arts and Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1980-1988; professor emeritus, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1990. Visiting research associate Oxford (England) University, Radcliffe Hospital, 1958-1959, visiting research professor, 1972. Member planning team development U. Arizona Medical School, Tucson, 1966-1971.

Founding member, member Executive Committee, president Society Medical College Dirs. of Continuing Medical Education, Charlottesville, 1975-1989. Co-director Program in Human Biology, Ethics and Society, Charlottesville, 1977-1989.

Achievements

• Oscar Andreas Thorup has been listed as a noteworthy Internist, educator, researcher, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors, member Executive Committee, president Arizona Health Planning Council, Tucson, 1969-1974. Chairman guidelines committee Tucson United Way Council, 1971-1977. Board directors, representative, chairman suburban area county Veterans Administration Health System Agency, Charlottesville, 1978-1982.

Board directors Veterans Administration Hospital. Association, Richmond, Virginia, 1983-1987. Fellow American Clinical and Climatological Association (county since 1984), College of Physicians.

Member Medical Society Virginia (legislation committee 1984-1989), Albemarle County Medical Society (president 1977-1978), American Society Hematology, American Federation for Clin.Rsch.

Interests

• Avocations: painting, writing history, Thomas Jefferson, tennis, canoeing, woodworking.

Connections

Married Alleyn Barbara Turnbull, September 17, 1944. Children: Cathryn Lynn, Lisbeth Todd Thornton, Matthew Schuyler.

Father:

Oscar Andreas Thorup

Mother:

Pattie Walter (Creecy) Thorup

Spouse:

Alleyn Barbara Turnbull

child:

Matthew Schuyler Thorup

child:

Cathryn Lynn Thorup

child:

Lisbeth Todd Thornton Thorup