Watson Caufield Arnold

Background

Arnold, Watson Caufield was born on January 12, 1945 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Watson Caufield and Mary Rebecca (Maxwell) Arnold.

Education

Bachelor, Tulane University, 1966; Doctor of Medicine, University Texas, Dallas, 1967.

Career

Intern, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1970-1971; resident in pediatrics, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1973-1975; fellow, University of California, San Francisco, 1975-1976; from assistant to associate professor of pediatrics, U. Arkansas Medical School, Little Rock, 1977-1990; director pediatrics nephrology, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, 1978-1990; medical director pediatrics dialysis Unit, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, 1979-1988; director transplantation, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, 1986-1990; director renal section department pediatrics, U. Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1986-1990; director metabolic division department pediatrics, U. Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 1987-1990; director pediatrics nephrology, Cook-Fort Worth Children's Medical Center, since 1990.

Achievements

• Watson Caufield Arnold has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatric nephrology physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President National Kidney Foundation, Arkansas, Little Rock, 1985. Board directors National Kidney Foundation of Texas, since 1991. Member pediatrics transplant committee United Network Organ Sharing, 1989-1992.

Board directors Ronald McDonald House, Ark. Exec.com. member Camp Aldersgate, 1985-1990, Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency, 1987-1990. Vice-chairman Network X Coordinating Council, 1980-1981.

Member medical advising committee Arkansas Kidney Commission State Department Rehabilitation, 1978-1990. President Center Arkansas Pediatric Society, 1985-1986. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1971-1973.

Fellow American Academy Pediat. (member Executive Committee nephrology section since 1986, chairman 1989-1992, program co-director 1985-1987). Member American Institute Nutrition, American Federation for Experimental Biology, American Society for Clinical Nutrition, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, American Society Nephrology, American Federation Clin.Rsch., American Society Pediat.

Nephrology (member audit committee 1983), American Society Transplant Physicians, International Society Pediat. Nephrology, Southern Society for Pediat. Research, S.W. Pediat.

Nephrology Study Group, International Society Nephrology, Texas Medical Society, Texas Society Pediat., Fort Worth Pediat. Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocation: hunting.

Connections

Married Tricia Barr, October 18, 1975. Children: Thomas, Philip.

Father:

Watson Caufield Arnold

Mother:

Mary Rebecca (Maxwell) Arnold

Spouse:

Tricia Barr

child:

Philip Arnold

child:

Thomas Arnold