Valya Elizabeth Visser

Background

Visser, Valya Elizabeth was born on October 2, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Roy Warren and Tania Eugenia Nelson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, U. Iowa, 1973.

Career

Resident pediatrics, U. Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, 1976; fellow neonatology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, 1978; assistant professor pediatrics, U. Kansas School Medicine, Kansas City, 1978-1981; staff pediatrician, United States Army Medical Corps., Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1981-1983; attending neonatologist, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, since 1983. Acting chair department pediatrics Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, 1991-1994. Conference chair Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1993-1995.

Achievements

• Valya Elizabeth Visser has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Major Medical Corps., 1981-1983. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics. Member Society for Critical Care Medicine.

Interests

• Avocations: parenting, music.

Connections

Children: Kira Elizabeth Visser, Michael Philip Visser.

Father:

Roy Warren Nelson

Mother:

Tania Eugenia Nelson

child:

Michael Philip Visser

child:

Kira Elizabeth Visser