Background
Wallerstein, Ralph Oliver was born on March 7, 1922 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Arrived in the United States, 1938, naturalized, 1944. Son of Otto R. and Ilse (Hollander) Wallerstein.
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Ralph WALLERSTEIN, American professor of medicine.; Residency Review Committee Internal Medicine since 1985; American Medical Association, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Association of Blood Banks, American Society of Hematology, Institute of Medicine, American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1943; Doctor of Medicine University of California, San Francisco, 1945.
Career
Intern San Francisco Hospital, 1945—1946, resident, 1948—1949, University California Hospital, San Francisco, 1949—1950. Research fellow Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, 1950—1952. Chief clinical hematology San Francisco General Hospital, 1953—1987.
Member faculty University California, San Francisco, since 1952, clinical professor medicine, since 1969, professor emeritus of medicine. Board governors American Board Internal Medicine, 1975—1983, chairman, 1982—1983. Captain Medical Corps United States Army, 1946-1948.
Achievements
Membership
Served to captain Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1946-1948. Member American Medical Association, American College of Physicians (governor 1977-1987, Chairman of the Board Governors 1980-1981, regent 1981-1987,president 1988-1989), American Society Hematology (president 1978), San Francisco Med.Soc., American Clinical and Climatological Association, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society.Internal Medicine, American Association Blood Banks, Institute Medicine, California Academy Medicine, International Society Hematology, Western Society Clinical Research, Western Association Physicians, Gold Headed Cane Society.
Connections
Married Betty Ane Christensen, June 21, 1952. Children: Ralph Oliver, Richard, Annual.
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Religion
Judaism -
Political Party
Republican