Background
Ward, Paul Hutchins was born on April 24, 1928 in Lawrence, Indiana, United States. Son of Howard Hutchins and Lillian (Anderson) Ward.
Ward, Paul Hutchins was born on April 24, 1928 in Lawrence, Indiana, United States. Son of Howard Hutchins and Lillian (Anderson) Ward.
AB, Anderson College, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, John Hopkins University, 1957.
Intern, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, 1957-1958;
resident, University of Chicago Hospitals, 1958-1961;
special fellow, University of Chicago Hospitals, 1962-1964;
assistant professor surgery, chief head and neck service, University of Chicago School Medicine, 1962-1964;
associate professor, chairman division otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University School Medicine, Nashville, 1964-1968;
professor surgery, chief division head and neck surgery, University of California at Los Angeles School Medicine, 1968-1992;
professor emeritus, University of California at Los Angeles School Medicine, since 1992. Consultant Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital., Los Angeles, 1968-1992, United States Naval Hospital, 1969-1992, emeritus, since 1992. Staff University of California at Los Angeles Hospitals and Clinic, 1968-1992, Los Angeles County-Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, California, 1968-1992, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1977-1992, Los Angeles County-Olive View Hospital, Van Nuys, California, 1978-1992.
Lecturer in field.
Board of directors, vice president Hope for Hearing Foundation, since 1969, University of California at Los Angeles Hospital ChaplaincySvc., 1975-1982, president 1977-1981. Trustee Blalock Foundation, 1979-1992. Staff sergeant Medical Svc. corpus, United States army, 1946-1949.
Member American College of Surgeons (senior advisor commission on medical motion pictures, 1984-1989, senior advisor 1988-1989, regent since 1990), American Academy Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology (1st vice president 1979-1980, coordinator continuing education 1983-1989, Gold medal 1974-1975), American Medical Association (Billings Silver medal 1975), California Medical Association, Los Angeles CountyMed. Society, American Academy Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (com.on research 1973-1980), American Council of Otolaryngology, American Laryngological Assn (editor Historian since 1989), American Society Head and Neck Surgery (county since 1979, president 1983-1984), Triological Society (county member since 1988, president-elect1990, president 1990-1991), Pan Pacific Surgical Society (vice president 1982-1992, program chairman otolarygology 1988, 90), American Broncho-Esophogological Association (president 1977-1978), Collegium Otorhinolaryngologicum Sacrum, PAcific Caost Oto-Ophthalmological Society (vice president 1975-1976), Otological Society, Barany Society, Cleve.Otolaryngology Society (honorary), Acoustical Society American, International Society Lymphology, Society University Otolaryngologists (president 1976), Sigma Xi.
Married Suzanne Fowler, Feb.7, 1976. Children: Walter, Judith.