Background
Beierwaltes, William Henry was born on November 23, 1916 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. Son of John Andrew and Fanny (Aris) Beierwaltes.
Beierwaltes, William Henry was born on November 23, 1916 in Saginaw, Michigan, United States. Son of John Andrew and Fanny (Aris) Beierwaltes.
AB, University of Michigan, 1938; Doctor of Medicine, University of Michigan, 1941.
Intern, then assistant resident medicine, Cleveland City Hospital, 1941-1943;
member of faculty, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1944-1987;
professor medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1959-1987;
professor emeritus, University of Michigan Medical Center, since 1987;
director nuclear medicine, also director, Thyroid Research Laboratory, 1952-1986;
consultant, Thyroid Research Laboratory, 1987-1995. Consultant nuclear medicine departments St. John Hospital, Detroit, Wm. Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak and Troy, Michigan, 1987-1995, The UpJohn Company Research division, 1952-1965, The Abbott laboratories Research division, 1960-1967.
Senior medical consultant Doctor of Medicine (Medical Federation), Bagdad, Iraq, 1963. Member Executive Committee Institute Science and Technology, 1963. Lecturer National Naval Medical Center, 1964-1988, Center for Environmental Health Michigan State Department Health, 1988-1989.
Peter Heimann lecturer 34th meeting International Congress Surgery, Stockholm, Sweden, 1991. Advisory panel on radionuclide labeled compounds for tumor diagnosis International Atomic Energy Commission, 1974-1975. Member Michigan State Radiation Board, 1980-1984.
Co-chairman National Cooperative, Thyroid Cancer Therapy Group, 1978-1981.
Member American Medical Association (Outstanding Scientific Achievement award 1994), American College of Physicians, American Federation Clinical Research (president 1954-1955), Society Nuclear Medicine (president 1965-1966, Distinguished Educator's award 1989, The Best Doctors in American award 1993-1995), Central Clinical Research Club (president 1958-1959), American Thyroid Association (vice president 1964-1965, 66-67, Distinguished Service award 1972), Central Society Clinical Research (councillor 1964-1967, 67-71), Galens Medical Society, Association American Physicians, Michigan Medical Society, American Endocrine Society, American Society Clinical Oncology.
Married Mary Martha Nichols, January 1, 1942. Children: Andrew George, William Howard, Martha Louise.