Background
Williams, Thomas Franklin was born on November 26, 1921 in Belmont, North Carolina, United States. Son of Technology F. and Mary L. (Deaton) Williams.
Williams, Thomas Franklin was born on November 26, 1921 in Belmont, North Carolina, United States. Son of Technology F. and Mary L. (Deaton) Williams.
Bachelor of Science, University North Carolina, 1942. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1950.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Medical College Ohio, 1987. Doctor of Science (honorary), University North Carolina, 1992. Division of Medical Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, 2003.
Intern, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, 1950-1951;
assistant resident physician, Johns Hopkins, 1951-1953;
resident physician, Boston Veterans Administration Hospital., 1953-1954;
research fellow, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1954-1956;
instructor department medicine and preventive medicine, U. North Carolina, 1956-1957;
assistant professor, U. North Carolina, 1957-1961;
associate professor, U. North Carolina, 1961-1968;
professor, U. North Carolina, 1968;
attending physician, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York, since 1968;
consultant physician, Genesee Hospital, Rochester, New York, since 1973;
professor medicine, preventive medicine and community health, U. Rochester, 1968-1992;
professor radiation biology and biophysics, U. Rochester, 1968-1991;
on leave, U. Rochester, 1983-1991;
professor emeritus, U. Rochester, since 1992;
clinical professor medicine, University of Virginia, 1983-1989;
lecturer medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1983-1989;
clinical professor departments family medicine and medicine, Georgetown University, 1983-1989;
director National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 1983-1991;
assistant surgeon general, United States Public Health Service, 1983-1991;
retired, United States Public Health Service, 1991;
attending physician, Monroe Cmty. Hospital, Rochester, since 1991;
vice-chairman community coalition for long term care, Monroe Cmty. Hospital, Rochester, since 1991;
distinguished physician, VA Medical Center, Canandigua, New York, 1995-1998.
Advisory board U. Rochester School Medicine and Dentistry, 1968-1983. Medical dir.Monroe Cmty. Hospital, Rochester, 1968-1983.
Member review committees National Center for Health Superior vena cava syndrome Research. Advisory board St. Ann's Home. Member governor board National Research Council, 1981-1983.
Science director Am Federation Aging Research, since 1992. Consultant in field.
Fellow: American College of Physicians, American Public Health Association. Member: National Academy of Sciences (council 1980-1983, governing board 1981-1983, Gustav O. Lienhard award Institute Medicine 1969), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Clinical Climatological Association, North Carolina Council for Human Relations (chairman 1963-1966), Rochester Regional Diabetes Association (president 1977-1979), American Gerontological Society, American Geriatrics Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Federation Clinical Research, American Diabetes Association (board directors 1974-1980), Monroe County Medical Society, New York State Medical Society, Association American Physicians, Institute Medicine.
Married Catharine Carter Catlett, December 15, 1951. Children: Mary Wright, Thomas Nelson.