Background
Sr., Richard William Vilter, was born on March 21, 1911 in Cincinnati. Son of William Frederick and Clara (Bieler) V.
Sr., Richard William Vilter, was born on March 21, 1911 in Cincinnati. Son of William Frederick and Clara (Bieler) V.
AB, Harvard University, 1933. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1937.
Intern, resident internal medicine Cincinnati General Hospital, 1937-1942, founding director division hematology/oncology, 1945-1956, assistant director department internal medicine, 1953-1956, director, 1956-1978. Associate professor medicine University Cincinnati College Medicine, 1948-1956, Gordon and Helen Hughes Taylor professor, 1956-1978, professor medicine on special assignment, 1978-1981, professor medicine emeritus, from 1981, assistant dean, 1945-1951. Retired, 1981
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 nutritional 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 of Cancer, 1960-1964, chairman 1964.
Chairman hematology section National Institutes of Health, 1965-1969, chairman national advisory committee anemia malnutrition Research Center Chiengmai, Thailand, 1967-1975.
Master American College of Physicians (past governor Ohio board regents, secretary general 1973-1978, president-elect 1978-1979, president 1979-1980, president emeritus 1984, Laureat award Ohio chapter 2002). 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, Central Society Clinical Research (council 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.
Married Sue Potter, August 17, 1935 (deceased August 2003). 1 son, Richard William, Junior (deceased).