Background
Drummond, Willa Hendricks was born on December 5, 1943 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of George Edson and Leah Clementine Hendricks.
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Willa Hendricks Drummond
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Bachelor cum laude, Brown U., 1966; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1970.
Career
Resident in pediatrics, Children's Hospital Philadelphia, 1970-1972;
cardiology fellow, Children's Hospital Philadelphia, 1972-1974;
instructor pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1973-1974;
research fellow perinatology, U. Oregon, Portland, 1974-1975;
staff pediatrician, Kaiser-Permanente Clinics, Portland, 1975-1976;
instructor neonatology, fellow, Cardiovascular Research Institute-University of California, San Francisco, 1976-1978;
assistant professor pediatrics, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1978-1982;
assistant professor pediatrics and physiology, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1981-1982;
associate professor peds. physiology and veterinary medical science, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1982-1988;
professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, since 1988. Consultant Baxter-Travenol laboratories, Deerfield, Illinois, 1986-1988. Co-chair Equine Neonatology Study Group, Gainesville, 1981-1991.
Director Neonatology Fellowship Program U. Florida, Gainesville, 1981-1985.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Physiologic Society, Society for Pediatric Research, American Pediatric Society, American Academy Pediatrics, American Heart Association, Southern Society Pediatric Research, International Society Veterinary Perinatology (board directors, president 1995-1997), International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (collective Nobel Peace Prize 1985), National Organization for Women, Sierra Club, other environmental, women's and peace organizations.
Connections
Married Thomas Weston Drummond, June 1966 (divorced 1978).
