Background
Priest, Walter Scott was born on June 25, 1896 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Walter Scott (Doctor of Divinity) and Anna Ellen (Schaeffer) P.
Priest, Walter Scott was born on June 25, 1896 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Walter Scott (Doctor of Divinity) and Anna Ellen (Schaeffer) P.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Kansas, 1917. Doctor of Medicine Washington University, 1920. Master of Science, Northwestern, 1946.
1 son, Walter Scott; married second, Clara East. Rourke, June 7, 1939. Children—David Hartzell and William Curtis (twins), Kenneth Lee. Resident pathologist Barnes Hospital, Saint Louis, 1920, interne, 1920-1921.
Resident physician Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1921-1922, Baer fellow in electrocardiography, 1922-1924, director heart station, 1925-1933, adjunct attending physician, 1926-1933.
Senior attending physician Chicago Memorial Hospital, 1927-1940. Physician to out patients, cardiac clinic, Evanston (Illinois) Hospital, 1935-1939.
Associate professor medicine Northwestern University, 1940-1962, professor, 1962-1979. Senior attending physician Wesley Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1940-1979.
Visiting physician Passavant Memorial, Chicago, and Evanston (Illinois) Hospitals since 1940.
Consultant in internal medicine, Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, since 1946. Consultant cardiologist United Air Lincolnshire since 1930.
Served as sergeant Medical Corps, United States Army, World War I. Pioneer research work on penicillin and streptomycin in the treatment of subacute bacterial endocarditis. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Cardiology (trustee, president 1956). Member of the American Medical Association, Illinois State, Chicago medical societies, American (governor), Chicago (vice president, Board of Governors) heart associations, Chicago Society Internal Medical, Institute of Medical of Chicago, Sigma Nu, Nu Sigma Nu, Phi Mu Alpha, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi.
Club: Sigma Nu Alumni (past president).
Married Ruth M. Biederman, June 12, 1923. Married second, Clara East. Rourke, June 7, 1939. Children: David Hartzell and William Curtis (twins), Kenneth Lee.