Background
Knospe, William Herbert was born on May 26, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Herbert Henry and Dora Isabel (Spruce) Knospe.
Knospe, William Herbert was born on May 26, 1929 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Herbert Henry and Dora Isabel (Spruce) Knospe.
Bachelor, University Illinois, Chicago and Urbana, 1951. Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1952. Doctor of Medicine, University Illinois, Chicago, 1954.
Master of Science in Radiation Biology, University Rochester, 1962.
Rotating intern, Upstate Medical Center Hospitals-State University of New York-Syracuse, 1954-1955; resident in medicine, Illinois Central Hospital, Chicago, 1955-1956; resident in medicine, Veterans Administration Research Hosp-Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, 1956-1958; investigator radiation biology, Walter Reed Army Institute Research, Washington, 1962-1964; investigator hematology, assistant chief department hematology, Walter Reed Army Institute Research, 1964-1966; attending physician medical service, Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, 1963-1964; fellow in hematology, Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, 1964-1965; assistant chief hematology service, chief hematology clinic, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, 1964-1966; assistant attending staff physician, Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1967-1968; assistant director hematology radiohematology laboratory, Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1967-1974; associate attending staff physician, Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, 1968-1974; senior attending staff physician, Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, since 1974; assistant professor medicine, University of Illinois-Chicago, 1967-1969; associate professor, University of Illinois-Chicago, 1969-1972; associate professor medicine, Rush Medical College, Chicago, 1971-1974; professor medicine, Rush Medical College, Chicago, since 1974; director section hematology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, 1974-1993; Elodia Kehm professor hematology, Rush-Medical College, Chicago, 1986-1994; professor emeritus, Rush-Medical College, Chicago, since 1994; professor medicine, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, since 1994. Speaker at professional conferences United States and abroad. Visiting professor medicine department hematology U. Basel, Switzerland, 1980-1981, Cancer Center, U. New Mexico, 1992-1993.
Trustee Illinois chapter Leukemia Society of America, 1977-1988, vice president, 1979-1980. Trustee Bishop Anderson House (Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center), 1980-1994. Served to captain Medical Corps, United States Army Reserve, 1958-1961, to lieutenant colonel, United States Army, 1961-1966.
Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Federation Clinical Research, American Medical Association, American Society Hematology, American Society Clinical Oncology, Central Society Clinical Research, Chicago Medical Society, Institute Medicine Chicago, International Society Experimental Hematology, Radiation Research Society, Southeastern Cancer Study Group, Polycythemia Vera Study Group, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, Illinois State Medical Society, Association Hematology-Oncology Program Directors, Sigma Xi, Chicago Literary Club.
Married Adris M. Nelson, June 19, 1954.