Background
Waldmann, Thomas Alexander was born on September 21, 1930 in New York City. Son of Charles Elizabeth (Sipos) Waldmann.
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Thomas Alexander Waldmann
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Thomas Alexander Waldmann, American Medical research scientist, physician. Recipient Henry M. Stratton medal American Hemotology Society, 1977; named Man of Year American Leukemia Society, 1980; recipient G. Burroughs Mider award National Institutes of Health, 1980; Distinguished Service medal Department Health and Human Services, 1983.
Education
AB, University of Chicago, 1951; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Medical School, Debrecin, Hungary, 1991.
Career
Intern, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1955-1956;
clinical associate, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1956-1958;
senior investigator, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1958-1968;
head immunophysiology section, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1968-1973;
chief metabolism branch, National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1971. Consultant World Health Organization, 1975, 78. Board directors, vice president Foundation for Advanced Education in Sciences, Bethesda, since 1980, treasurer, 1988-1990, vice president, 1990-1992.
William Dameshek visiting professor University of California, Irvine, 1984. Member medical advisory board Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1987-1993. Visiting committee member Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1988-1994.
Member science advising committee, chairman Massachusetts General Hospital, 1992-1996. Chairman science advisory board HealthCare Investment Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey, since 1986.
Achievements
Membership
With United States Public Health Service, 1956-1958, 59-63, 75-94. Fellow American Academy Allergy (Bela Schick award 1974, John M. Shelton award 1984, Lila Gruber prize 1986, Simon Shubitz prize 1987, Chemical Industries Basel-GEIGYDrew award 1987, Milken Family Medical Foundation Distinguished Basic Scientist prize, Artois Latour International Research prize 1991, Bristol-Myers Cancerprize 1992, Paul Ehrlich medal 1997). Member NAS (chairman since 1985), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Institute Medicine, National Academy Sciences, Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation (member editorial board 1978-1980, 83-88), Clinical Immunology Society (president 1988), Hungarian Academy Sciences (honorary).
Connections
Married Katharine Emory Spreng, March 29, 1958. Children— Richard Allen, Robert James, Carol Ann.
