Background
Kampmeier, Rudolph Herman was born on January 15, 1898 in Butler County, Iowa, United States. Son of August and Mary (Ehrlicher) Kampmeier.
Kampmeier, Rudolph Herman was born on January 15, 1898 in Butler County, Iowa, United States. Son of August and Mary (Ehrlicher) Kampmeier.
AB, State University of Iowa, 1920; Doctor of Medicine, State University of Iowa, 1923.
Research fellow, University of Chicago Medical College, 1925; assistant professor medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, 1936-1938; associate professor medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, 1938-1953; professor medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, 1953-1963; acting director department of medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, 1944-1946; director post graduate medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, 1946-1963; professor emeritus, director continuing education, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, 1963-1992; professor medicine, school medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1953-1963. Director medical education St. Thomas Hospital, 1960-1964. Advising committee cancer control program United States Public Health Service, 1963-1992, consultant venereal disease branch, 1964-1992.
Member executive committee Nashville Metropolitan Regional Health Planning Council, 1964-1992. Private, attended O.T.C., World War I. Consultant to surgical-general United States Army, 1944-1945.
Made nutrition surveys in civilian population American zone in Germany, including Berlin, summer of 1945. Fellow A.C.P (regent 1961-1992). Member American Medical Association (secretary section internal medicine 1956-1959, chairman 1960), Nashville Academy Medicine (president 1951), Tennessee Academy Medicine (editor journal.
1950-1992, trustee 1950-1992, president 1964), Southern Medical Association (editor journal. 1954-1992, president 1954), American Clinical and Climatological Association, Association American Physicians, Southern Society for Clinical Research, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi.
Married Blanch Davis, June 18, 1922. 1 child, Joan.