Richard Harrison H. EGDAHL

Background

EGDAHL, Richard was born on December 13, 1926 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Harry I. Edgahl and Rebecca (nee Ball) Egdahl.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1957.

Career

Professor, of Surgery and Director of Research Laboratories Medical College, of Virginia 1957-1964. Chairman Division of Surgery, Boston University Medical Center 1964-1973. Professor, of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine since 1964, Professor, of Public Health since 1983.

Director Boston University Medical Center since 1973.

Academic Vice-President for Health Affairs, Boston University since 1973, Director Health Policy Institute since 1975, Director Center (or Industry and Health Care since 1976.

Achievements

• Richard Harrison Egdahl has been listed as a noteworthy science administrator, medical educator, surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Boston Medical Center. Member of American College of Surgeons, American Society for Clinical Investigation, International Association Endocrine Surgeons (president 1981-1983), Institute Medicine National Academy of Sciences, Endocrine Society (Chemical Industries Basel award 1961), Society Medical Administrators, Boston Surgical Society 1977, American Surgical Association (1st vice president 1980), Society University Surgeons (president 1970-1971), The Registry Resort, Badminton and Tennis Club, Algonquin Club, Brookline Country Club, Commercial Club, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Tennis.

Connections

Married Cynthia Taft, April 1983. Children from previous marriage: Scott, David, Bruce, Julie.

Father:

Harry I. Egdahl

Mother:

Rebecca (Ball) Egdahl

Spouse:

second

child:

Scott Egdahl

child:

Julie Egdahl

child:

Bruce Egdahl

child:

David Egdahl