Willard Barker Fernald

Background

Fernald, Willard Barker was born on August 16, 1923 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of Charles Barker and Olga Elleda (Hoff) Fernald.

Education

AB, Brown University, 1947. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1951.

Career

Intern in medicine, Boston City Hospital, 1951-1952; assistant resident in medicine, Boston City Hospital, 1952-1953; assistant resident to chief resident, Children's Medical Center, Boston, 1953-1955; teaching fellow, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1951-1955; chief resident pediatrics, Columbus (Ohio) Children's Hospital, 1955-1956; private practice pediatrician, Columbus, since 1956; from instructor to clinical professor pediatrics, Ohio State University, since 1956. President, board directors Yolcefellow Institute, Richmond, Indiana, 1969-1971.

Achievements

• Willard Barker Fernald has been listed as a noteworthy pediatrician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Medical director Heinzerling Foundation, Columbus, since 1979. President Columbus Civil Rights Council, 1966-1970. Volunteer physician Project Hope, 1972-1973.

Sergeant United States Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow American Academy pediatrics, American Academy Cerebral Palsy and Development Disabilities. Member American Medical Association, American Diabetes Association, American Epilepsy Society, American Association Mental Retardation, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Taylor, June 19, 1948. Children: Willard Tompkins, Dorothy Tora, Margaret Carleton, Theodore Barker.

Father:

Charles Barker Fernald

Mother:

Olga Elleda (Hoff) Fernald

Spouse:

Elizabeth Taylor

child:

Dorothy Tora Fernald

child:

Willard Tompkins Fernald

child:

Margaret Carleton Fernald

child:

Theodore Barker Fernald