William Douglas Odell

Background

Odell, William Douglas was born on June 11, 1929 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Ernest A. and Emma L. (Mayer) Odell.

Education

AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, Master of Science in Physiology, University of Chicago, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Physiology, George Washington University, 1965.

Career

Intern, resident, chief resident in medicine, U. Washington, 1956-1960; postdoctoral fellow in endocrinology and metabolism, U. Washington, 1957-1958; senior investigator, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1960-1965; chief endocrine service, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 1965-1966; chief endocrinology, Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, California, 1966-1972; department chairman medicine, Harbor-University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, 1972-1979; visiting professor medicine, Auckland School Medicine, New Zealand, 1979-1980; professor medicine and physiology, U. Utah School Medicine, Salt Lake City, 1980-1996; department chairman medicine, U. Utah School Medicine, Salt Lake City, 1980-1996; professor medicine and physiology, U. Utah School Medicine, Salt Lake City, since 1996.

Achievements

• William Douglas Odell has been listed as a notable Physician, scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Public Health Service, 1960-1966. Member American Society Clinical Investigation, American Physiological Society, Association American Physicians, American Society Andrology (president), Endocrine Society (vice president, Robert Williams award 1991), Society Study of Reproduction (board directors), Pacific Coast Fertility Society (president), Western Association Physicians (president), Western Society Clinical Research (Mayo Soley award), Society Pediatric Research, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Margaret F. Reilly, August 19, 1950. Children: Michael, Timothy, John D., Debbie, Charles.

Father:

Ernest A. Odell

Mother:

Emma L. (Mayer) Odell

Spouse:

Margaret F. Reilly

child:

Charles Odell

child:

Michael Odell

child:

Timothy Odell

child:

John D. Odell

child:

Debbie Odell