Background
Sr., Ralph Leland Tieszen was born on September 21, 1928 in Marion, South Dakot. Son of Bernard D. and Hulda J. (Thomas) T.
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Ralph Leland Tieszen Sr.
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Student, Freeman Junior College, 1946-1948; Bachelor of Science, Wheaton College, 1950; postgraduate, U. South Dakot, 1950-1952; Doctor of Medicine, Loma Linda U., 1954.
Career
Intern, Los Angeles County Hospital, 1954-1955;
resident Tuberculosis and Chest, Los Angeles County Hospital, 1955-1956;
second in command Lieutenant medical corporations, United States Air Force, 1956;
advanced through grades to major, United States Air Force, 1964;
chief medicine hospital, United States Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, 1962-1964;
retired, United States Air Force, 1979;
resident in internal medicine, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, 1957-1960;
member active staff department internal medicine, Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, since 1964;
director resident program, Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, 1968-1972;
trustee, Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, 1972-1977;
president staff, Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, 1973-1975;
Executive Committee, finance committee, Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, 1974-1977;
director geriatrics, Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, since 1989;
private practice, Norwood Clinic, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, since 1964;
assistant clinical professor medicine, Medical College Alabama, 1965-1969;
assistant clinical professor department endocrinology, Medical College Alabama, 1969-1970;
clinical associate professor medicine, Medical College Alabama, 1970-1981;
clinical professor medicine, Medical College Alabama, since 1981;
medical director, Community Hospital, since 1989. Member of faculty joint commission accreditation hospitals, 1974-1978. Executive Committee Birmingham Regional Health Systems Agency.
Investigator numerous clinical trials.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Birmingham String Quartet, 1970-1974. Vice president ticket sales Alabama Symphony Association, 1979, Executive Committee. Secretary men's committee Alabama Symphony, 1986-1988,president 1990-1991.
General Medical Officer United States Army Reserve, 197984, commander United States Army Hospital, Birmingham, 1984-1988, colonel, chief professional services 5th medical group, Birmingham, 1988-1992, retired, 1992. Member American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Thoracic Society (senior), Medical Association State Alabama, Jefferson County Medical Society (past board censors, delegate to state medical association), Birmingham Academy Medicine (president 1987-1988), Birmingham Internists Society (president 1972-1973).
Interests
Connections
Married Florence Morrill Johnson, July 25, 1952. Children: Ralph Leland Junior, Stuart Carl, Stephan Lee.
