Sydney Walker III

Background

III, Sydney Walker was born on October 4, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Education

Bachelor in Zoology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1953; Master of Science in Physiology, University of Southern California, 1956; postgraduate, University of California, San Francisco, 1959-1960; Doctor of Medicine, Boston University, 1964.

Career

Professional rugby player, American All Stars, 1953; intern in surgery, Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1964-1965; resident in neurosurgery, U. Pittsburgh School Medicine, 1965; resident, teaching fellow in psychiatry, U. Pittsburgh School Medicine/Western Psychiatric Institute, 1965-1966; resident in psychiatry, University of California at Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric Institute, 1966-1968; resident in neurology, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, 1968-1970; private practice neuropsychiatrist, La Jolla, California, 1971-1974; director, diagnostic neuropsychiatrist, Southern California Neuropsychiatric Institute, since 1974. Founder, Chairman, Board Of Directors Behavioral Neurology International, since 1986. Invited lecturer and presenter in field.

Achievements

• Sydney Walker III has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacologist, psychiatric administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Army, 1954-1955, Korea. Fellow Royal Society Medicine. Member American Academy Postgraduate Medical Education (Chairman.bd. directors since 1986), American Academy Neurology (associate), American Psychiatric Association (associate), Behavioral Neurology International, California Medical Association, San Diego County Medical Association, Society Biological Psychiatry, World Federation Neurology.