Richard Lee Atkinson

Background

Atkinson, Richard Lee was born on May 15, 1942 in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Richard Lee and Ruth Atkinson.

Education

Bachelor, VA Military Institute, 1964; Doctor of Medicine, Medical College Virginia, 1968.

Career

Liaison endocrinologist, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1973-1974; adjunct assistant professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1975-1977; assistant professor internal medicine, University of Virginia School Medicine, Charlottesville, 1977-1983; associate professor internal medicine, University of California, Davis, 1983-1987; professor internal medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, 1987-1993; associate chief staff for research, VA Medical Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1987-1993; professor medicine and nutritional science, director, Beers-Murphy Clinical Nutrition Center University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1993. Member nutrition study section National Institutes of Health, 1991-1995, chair, 1993-1995.

Achievements

• Richard Lee Atkinson has been listed as a noteworthy Internal medicine educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Major United States Army, 1970-1974. Member North America Association Study Obesity (president 1990-1991), American Society Clinical Nutrition (public information committee 1988-1991, membership committee 1986-1990, president 1994-1995), American Obesity Association (president).

Connections

Married Susan Stayner Hume, Aug.13, 1966. Children: Catherine Crane, Barbara Hill, Deborah Gildea.

Father:

Richard Lee Atkinson

Mother:

Ruth Atkinson

Spouse:

Susan Stayner Hume

child:

Deborah Gildea Atkinson

child:

Barbara Hill Atkinson

child:

Catherine Crane Atkinson