Russell Wallace Chesney

Background

Chesney, Russell Wallace was born on August 25, 1941 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Jack and Helen Wallace (McColl) Chesney.

Education

AB, Harvard University, 1963; Doctor of Medicine, U. Rochester, 1968.

Career

Intern then resident, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, 1968-1970, 72-73; renal fellow, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, 1970-1972; renal fellow, Montreal Childrens Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1973-1975; assistant then professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1975-1985; professor, vice chairman, University of California, Davis, 1985-1988; professor, chairman pediatrics, U. Tennessee, Memphis, since 1988. Member Research Study Section, National Institutes of Health, Washington, 1983-1988, National Kidney and Urology Diseases Advisory Board, National Institutes of Health, 1988-1991. Secretary-treasurer, pediatrics department chairman American Medical Schools, since 1993.

County member American Pediat. Society, since 1995; chairman Federal Pediat. Organisation, 1995-1996.

Vice chair Task Force on Pediat. Education, since 1996.

Achievements

• Russell Wallace Chesney has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatrician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant Commander United States Public Health Service, 1970-1972, Baltimore. Member American Academy Pediatricians (president Tennessee state chapter 1995-1998, E. Meade Johnson award 1985, Nutrition award 1996), Society for Pediat. Research (president 1986-1987), Midwest Society for Pediat.

Research (president 1984-1985), American Society for Pediat. Nephrology (president 1986-1987), VA Merit Review Board (chairman 1988-1990).

Connections

Married Patricia Joan Cook, June 8,1968. Children: Karen, Christopher, Gillian.

Father:

Jack Chesney

Mother:

Helen Wallace (McColl) Chesney

Spouse:

Patricia Joan Cook

child:

Gillian Chesney

child:

Karen Chesney

child:

Christopher Chesney