Background
Guerrant, Richard Littleton was born on July 21, 1943 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Son of Richard Francis and Sara Young (Davis) Guerrant.
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Richard Littleton Guerrant
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Bachelor of Science, Davidson (North Carolina) College, 1964; Doctor of Medicine, University of Virginia, 1968.
Career
Intern, Harvard Medical School/Boston City Hospital, 1968-1969;
assistant resident, Harvard Medical School/Boston City Hospital, 1969-1970;
clinical associate, National Institutes of Health, Dacca, Bangladesh, 1970-1971;
clinical associate, National Institutes of Health/Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1971-1972;
chief resident, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1972-1973;
fellow in infectious diseases, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1973-1974;
from assistant to associate professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1974-1981;
professor international medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1981. Honorary professor Federal U. Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, 1994. Hunter professor University of Virginia, since 1991, director office international health, since 1995.
Member study section National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1993-1997, VA Merit Review, Washington, 1984-1987. Active World Health Organization-SWG, Geneva, Switzerland, 1987-1989.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Virginia Partners of the American mathematical society, 1985-1987. Chairman United States-Japan Cholera Panel, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1991. Fellow American College of Physicians, IDSA (Smadel medal 1993, Abbott award 1997), Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Member American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (president 1997-1998), American Society Microbiology (chairman division B 1985).
Interests
Connections
Married Nancy Brearley, June5, 1965. Children: Jeffrey L., Amy Lee Guerrant Perkins, David I.
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American