Background
Patterson, William Bradford was born on June 25, 1921 in New Rochelle, New York, United States. Son of Arthur Henry and Gertrude Claire (Hough) Patterson.
Patterson, William Bradford was born on June 25, 1921 in New Rochelle, New York, United States. Son of Arthur Henry and Gertrude Claire (Hough) Patterson.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1943; Doctor of Medicine Harvard University, 1950.
Chemist E.I. DuPont Company, 1942-1944. Intern Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1950-1951. Resident in surgery, 1951-1956.
Surgeon Boston City Hospital, 1956-1959. Practice medicine specializing in surgery Boston, 1963-1970. Chief Pondville Hospital, 1959-1963.
Professor surgery University Rochester, New York, 1970-1978. Associate director for cancer control Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, 1978-1991. Visiting professor surgery Harvard Medical School, 1978-1989.
Consultant National Cancer Institute.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member Massachusetts Medical Society, Boston Surgical Society, New England Surgical Society, New England Cancer Society.
Married Helen Russell Ross, May 17, 1943. Children: William Bradford, Rebecca H. Bruns, Linda Stevens, Stuart Ross.