Background
Massion, Walter Herbert was born on June 4, 1923 in Eitorf, Germany. Son of Rudolf and Margarethe (Polch) Massion. came to the United States, 1954.
Massion, Walter Herbert was born on June 4, 1923 in Eitorf, Germany. Son of Rudolf and Margarethe (Polch) Massion. came to the United States, 1954.
Bachelor of Science, University Cologne, Germany, 1948. Doctor of Medicine, University Heidelberg, 1951. Doctor of Medicine, University Bonn, 1951.
Intern, U. Zurich Hospitals, 1951-1952; trainee, World Health Organization Anesthesiology Centre, Copenhagen, 1952-1953; assistant professor physiology, U. Basel, Switzerland, 1953-1954; postdoctoral fellow, United States National Academy Science, Rochester, New York, 1954-1956; assistant professor anesthesiology, U. Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City, 1957-1961; associate professor, U. Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City, 1961-1967; professor anesthesiology, physiology and biophysics, U. Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, 1967-1988; professor emeritus, U. Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, 1988. Principal investigator North Atlantic Treaty Organization Collaborative Research Project, Oklahoma City and Homburg, 1988-1995.
Honorary consul Federal Republic Germany, Oklahoma City, 1980-1995.
Married Rose Marie Kumin, July 15, 1956. Children: Birgit, Stuart, Iris.