Thomas Cowan Wood

Background

Wood, Thomas Cowan was born on October 4, 1938 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Gerald Cowan and Virginia Elizabeth (Sevier) Wood.

Education

Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1960; postgraduate, Denver U., 1961; Doctor of Medicine, U. Colorado, 1965.

Career

Intern, Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, 1965-1966; resident, U. Washington, Seattle, 1968-1970; fellowship in nephrology, U. Washington, Seattle, 1970-1971; private practice, Anchorage, since 1971. Maryland. director Alaska Kidney Center, Anchorage, 1973-1994. Chief of medicine Providence Hospital, 1982, LifeAlaska, since 1992, N.W. Organ Procurement Agency, Seattle, 1985-1996.

Achievements

• Thomas Cowan Wood has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Initiator, teacher Paramedic Sys., Anchorage, 1972-1976. Initiator AlaskaKidney Foundation, Anchorage, 1973. With United States Army, 1965-1968.

Fellow American College of Physicians (governor 1985-1989, Laureate award 1996). Member International Society Nephrology, American Society Nephrology, Renal Physicians Association (state leader since 1985), N.W. Renal Society, Alaska State Medical Association, Anchorage Medical Society.

Connections

Married Kathryn LouiseFrancis, June 12, 1964 (divorced March 1993). Children: Karen, Robert, Paul.

Father:

Gerald Cowan Wood

Mother:

Virginia Elizabeth (Sevier) Wood

Spouse:

Kathryn LouiseFrancis

child:

Robert Wood

child:

Paul Wood

child:

Karen Wood