Background
Pritchard, Walter Herbert was born on April 14, 1910 in Hancock, New York, United States. Son of Edson Jay and Mertie (Cady) Pritchard.
Pritchard, Walter Herbert was born on April 14, 1910 in Hancock, New York, United States. Son of Edson Jay and Mertie (Cady) Pritchard.
Bachelor of Arts, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, 1932. Doctor of Medicine Harvard, 1936. International University Hospitals, Cleveland, 1936-1938, resident, fellow medicine, 1938-1940.
Faculty Case Western Reserve University School Medicine, from 1947, professor medicine, 1960-1965, Argyl J. Beams professor medicine, from 1965, director division cardiology, 1956-1976.
Associate director medicine Case Western Reserve University School Medicine (University Hospitals), from 1960, acting director department of medicine, 1970-1971, chief of staff, 1971-1978.
Research, American Medical Association, American Heart Association (chairman, council on clinical cardiology 1970-1972), American College of Physicians, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Association University Cardiologists (president 1973), Sigma Xi.
Member Olympic Track Team, 1932. Member Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation, Central Society Clinical.
Married Marian Louise Moore, August 12, 1939. Children: Walter Herbert, Lawrence, Diana, Marian, Timothy, Caroline.