Background
Muller, William Henry was born on August 19, 1919 in Dillon, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Henry and Octavia Elizabeth (Bethea) Muller.
Muller, William Henry was born on August 19, 1919 in Dillon, South Carolina, United States. Son of William Henry and Octavia Elizabeth (Bethea) Muller.
Bachelor of Science, The Citadel, 1940. Doctor of Science (honorary), The Citadel, 1972. Doctor of Medicine, Duke University, 1943.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Medical University South Carolina, 1977.
Intern Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1944, assistant surgery, assistant resident, 1944-1946, resident general surgery, instructor surgery, 1948-1949, resident cardiovascular surgery, 1949. Practice general surgery Dillon, 1947-1948. Assistant professor surgery University of California at Los Angeles, 1949-1953, associate professor School Medicine, 1953-1954.
Attending specialist thoracic surgery Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital, Los Angeles. Chief section cardiovascular surgery Los Angeles County-Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, California. Consultant surgery St. Johns's, Santa Monica Hospitals, 1949-1954.
Consultant cardiovascular surgery United States Naval Hospital, San Diego, 1953-1954. Stephen H. Watts professor surgery, chairman department University Virginia School Medicine, 1954-1982, vice president health affairs, 1976-1988, university professor surgery and health policy, 1988-1990, S. Hurt Watts professor surgery emeritus, since 1990, vice president for health affairs emeritus. Surgeon-in-chief University Virginia Hospital, 1954-1982.
Chairman Southeast Surgical Congress. Member panel heart disease President's, 1972. Past chairman surgery study section National Institutes of Health.
Member executive committee, division medical science National Research Council.
Member editorial board: American Jour Surgery, Annals of Surgery, American Surgeon. Contributor articles to med journals.
Trustee, member executive committee Duke University Served as captain Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1946-1947. Fellow American College of Surgeons (past chairman, forum committee fundamental surgical problems, regent since 1971, chairman board regents 1976-1978, president-elect 1979). Member International Society Surgery, International Cardiovascular Society (past vice president), American Medical Association, American Surgical Association (president 1974-1975), Southern Surgical Association (president 1975), Pacific Coast Surgical Association, American Association Thoracic Surgery, Society University Surgeons (past president), Society Surgery Alimentary Tract, Association Academy Surgeons, James IV Association Surgeons (vice president United States), Medical Society Virginia, Albemarle County Medical Society, Society Vascular Surgery (past president), American Heart Association (chairman surgery research study committee, member central research committee), Virginia Surgical Society, Halsted Society, Johns Hopkins Society Scholars, Raven Society, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Chi.
Married Hildwin Clare Headly, March 23, 1946. Children: William Henry III, Marietta John Lewis.