Background
Wechsler, Richard Lawrence was born on April 22, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lawrence and Ida K. (Kaplan) Wechsler.
Wechsler, Richard Lawrence was born on April 22, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lawrence and Ida K. (Kaplan) Wechsler.
Bachelor of Science, Harvard College, Cambridge, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, University Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), 1947.
Junior intern Montefiore Hospital, New York, 1946, intern Pittsburgh, 1947-1948. Fellow in research University Pennsylvania, 1948-1950. Fellow in medicine Lahey Clinical, Boston, 1950-1951.
Fellow in research University Pennsylvania, 1951-1953, fellow in gastroenterology, 1953-1954. Instructor physiology University Pennsylvania Medical School, 1953-1954, instructor medical, 1955-1957, clinical assistant professor medical, 1958-1972, University Pittsburgh Medical School, 1958-1972, clinical associate professor medical, since 1973. Medical teaching rounds University Pittsburgh, since 1955.
Organize and moderate clinc. physiology Conf, 1956-1969. Gastroenterological elective 1 or 2 students for six weeks, 1961-1969, 1970-1971. Organize and administrate Gastroenterological teaching rounds, Prespyterian University Hospital, 1971-1972.
Member committee to plan gastroenterological section Introduction to medicine course. Lecturer in field, since 1972.
Captain United States Army. Fellow, American College of Physicians. Member American Federal Clinical Research, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, American Gastroenterological Association, Aerospace Medical Society, American Society Gastrointentinal Endoscopy, American College Gastroenterology (Master award, 1995, Samuel Weiss Distinguished Service award, 1986 ), Pittsburg GUT Club, Pennsylvania Society Gastroenterology (president), American College Gastroenterology (treasurer 1983-1984).
Member patient care committee American Gastroenterologic assn. Chairman American College Gastroenterological program committee, American Gastroenterological association Finance committee, member committee to plan Gastroenterological secretary Introduction Medicine Couse, hHealth Services Research Foundation, subcommittee Gastroenterology Research grants, Health Research fund Services Foundation United Fund, Pittsburg.
Children: Lawrence r., Elen I., Richard W.