William Foster Friedman

Background

Friedman, William Foster was born on July 24, 1936 in New York City. Son of Kadish and Lillian (Cohen) Friedman.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Columbia College, 1957; Doctor of Medicine State University New York, Downstate, 1961.

Career

Intern, resident pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1961-1964; commissioned medical officer, United States Public Health Service, 1964; clinical associate cardiology branch, National Heart and Lung Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1964-1966; senior investigator, pediatric cardiologist, National Heart and Lung Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1966-1968; professor pediatrics and medicine, chief pediatric cardiology, University of California, San Diego School Medicine, La Jolla, 1968-1979; J.H. Nicholson professor pediatrics, University of California at Los Angeles School Medicine, 1979-1985; department chairman pediatrics, University of California at Los Angeles School Medicine, 1979-1985; executive chairman, 1985-1994; senior advisor clinical affairs, University of California at Los Angeles Provost for Med.Scis., 1994-1997; also staff, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, since 1979; senior associate dean academic affairs, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, since 1997. Chairman sub-board pediatric cardiology American Board Pediatrics, 1984-1985. Member cardiology advising committee National Institutes of Health, 1987-1992.

Achievements

• William Foster Friedman has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatrician, cardiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman development study committee American Heart Association, 1990-1994. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics, American College Cardiology (Board of Governors Southern California chapter 1988-1993, chairman pediatric cardiology committee 1986-1990). Member American Heart Association (county on clinical cardiology, national research committee 1989-1994, Executive Committee county cardiovascular disease in young 1989-1994), American Physiological Society, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Society Nuclear Medicine, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Federation for Clinical Research, International Study Group for Research in Cardiac Metabolism, Society for Pediatric Research (councillor, program chairman cardiology section, vice president 1981), American Pediatric Society, American Institute Higher Studies (advisory board), Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Judith Serwer, December 1957. Children: Michael Ross, Jonathan Todd. Married Denise Willett, July 1976.

Father:

Kadish Friedman

Mother:

Lillian (Cohen) Friedman

Spouse:

Denise Willett

Spouse:

Judith Serwer

child:

Jonathan Todd Friedman

child:

Michael Ross Friedman