Background
Blahd, William Henry was born on May 11, 1921 in Cleveland. Son of Moses and Rae (Lichtenstader) Blahd.
director nuclear medicine physician
Blahd, William Henry was born on May 11, 1921 in Cleveland. Son of Moses and Rae (Lichtenstader) Blahd.
Student, Western Reserve U., 1939-1940; student, University Arizona, 1940-1942; Doctor of Medicine Tulane University, 1945.
Resident in pathology and internal medicine VA Wadsworth Medical Center, 1948-1952, ward officer metabolic research ward, 1951-1952, assistant chief radioisotope service, 1952-1956, chief nuclear medicine department Los Angeles, 1956-1997, director nuclear medicine training program, since 1997. Nuclear medicine residency program director American Board Nuclear Medicine. Professor department medicine University California, Los Angeles.
Member ACGME residency review committee for nuclear medicine, 1979-1997, chairman, 1991-1997. Member Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology, 1986-1993. Member subcommittee on naturally occurring and accelerator produced radioactive materials Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination, 1988-1992.
Consultant nuclear medicine. Member advisory committee on human uses radioisotopes California Department Health Services. Member Department of Health Interagy.
Task Force on Ionizing Radiation, 1978. Director nuclear medicine Mount Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles, 1955-1976, Valley Presbyterian Medical Center, Van Nuys, California, 1959-1985, St. Joseph Hospital Medical Center, Burbank, California, 1958-1983.
Served with United States Army, 1946-1948. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Nuclear Physicians (board regents 1974-1980). Member American Medical Association, Society Nuclear Medicine (trustee 1966-1974, president 1977-1978, Distinguished Scientist award Northern/Southern California chapters 1975, Distinguished Science award We.
Regional chapters 1995, Distinguished Public Service Career award Federal Executive Board Los Angeles 1998, Presidential Distinguished Service award 2000, 02), Health Physics Society (president Southern California chapter 1964-1966), California Medical Association (science board 1975-1981, chairman advisory board nuclear medicine 1976-1984), American Board Medical Speciality, COCERT, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Los Angeles County, California Medical Associations, We. Association Physicians, American Federation Clinical Research, National Association VA Chiefs Nuclear Medicine (president 1985-1987), We. Society Clinical Research, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Miriam Weiss, January 29, 1971. Children– Andrea Margery, William Henry, Karen Ruth.