Richard William Vilter

Background

Vilter, Richard William was born on March 21, 1911 in Cincinnati. Son of William Frederick and Clara (Bieler) Vilter.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1933; Doctor of Medicine Harvard University, 1937.

Career

Intern, resident internal medicine, Cincinnati General Hospital, 1937-1942; founding director division hematology/oncology, Cincinnati General Hospital, 1945-1956; assistant director department internal medicine, Cincinnati General Hospital, 1953-1956; director, Cincinnati General Hospital, 1956-1978; associate professor medicine, U. Cincinnati College Medicine, 1948-1956; Gordon and Helen Hughes Taylor professor, U. Cincinnati College Medicine, 1956-1978; professor medicine on special assignment, U. Cincinnati College Medicine, 1978-1981; professor medicine emeritus, U. Cincinnati College Medicine, since 1981; assistant dean, U. Cincinnati College Medicine, 1945-1951. Consultant VA, since 1947. Consultant hematology Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati.

Consultant physician Christ, Drake hospitals, Cincinnati. Member sci advisory board National Vitamin Foundation, 1953-1956. Special consultant nutrition and anemias in Egypt World Health Organization, 1954.

Consultant Pan American Sanitary Bureau Anemias of Kashiorkor in Guatemala and Panama, 1955. Member American Cancer Society Committee on Investigation and Therapy ofCancer, 1960-1964, chairman 1964. Chairman hematology section National Institutes of Health, 1965-1969, national advising committee anemia malnutrition Research Center Chiengmai, Thailand, 1967-1975.

Achievements

• Richard William Vilter has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Master American College of Physicians (past governor Ohio board regents, secretary general 1973-1978, president-elect 1978-1979, president 1979-1980, president emeritus 1984). Member Federated Council for Internal Medicine (chairman 1979-1980), Clinical and Climatological Association (Vice-President 1982-1983), Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Nutrition (president 1960-1961), American Society Clinical Investigation, Control Society Clinical Research (county member 1957-1960), American Society Hematology, American Board Nutrition, International Society Hematology, Cincinnati Literature Club (president 1990-1991), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Nu Sigma Nu.

Connections

Married Sue Potter, August 17, 1935. 1 son, Richard William.

Father:

William Frederick Vilter

Mother:

Clara (Bieler) Vilter

Spouse:

Sue Potter