William Henry Oldendorf

Background

Oldendorf, William Henry was born on March 27, 1925 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of William Louis and Jane Willard (Shepherd) Oldendorf.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Union U., Albany Medical College, 1947; Doctor of Science (honorary), Union College, Schenectady, 1982; Doctor of Science (honorary), Albany Medical College, 1982; Doctor of Science (honorary), St. Saint Louis University, 1986.

Career

Rotating intern, Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, 1947-1948; resident in psychiatry, Binghampton Hospital New York State Dept.Mental Hygiene, 1948-1951; clinical fellow in neurology, University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, 1953-1955; staff neurology section, Wadsworth VA Medical Svc., West Los Angeles, 1955-1969; chief neurology service, Wadsworth VA Medical Svc., West Los Angeles, 1955-1957; attending specialist, University of California at Los Angeles Hospital and Clinics, 1960-1992; member neurology faculty, University of California at Los Angeles School Medicine, 1956-1992; professor neurology, University of California at Los Angeles School Medicine, 1970-1992; professor psychiatry, University of California at Los Angeles School Medicine, 1975-1992. Honorary research associate department physiology, University College, London, 1965-1966. Faculty research lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, 1992.

Achievements

• William Henry Oldendorf has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Quest for an Image of Brain: Computerized Tomography in the Perspective of Past & Future Imaging Methods

Membership

Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1951-1953, AOA 1974. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman 1960-1961), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Academy Neurology and Society of Neuroimaging (president 1977-1979, President' award 1992), American Neurological Association (Vice-President 1976-1977). Member NAS, Society Nuclear Medicine(trustee 1975-1979), Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Stella Zabielska, June 24, 1945. Children: Eric W., Mark W., William H. Junior.

Father:

William Louis Oldendorf

Mother:

Jane Willard (Shepherd) Oldendorf

Spouse:

Stella Zabielska

child:

William H. Junior Oldendorf

child:

Mark W. Oldendorf

child:

Eric W. Oldendorf