Background
Jacoby, William Jerome was born on August 9, 1925 in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Jerome and Florence Marie (White) Jacoby.
Jacoby, William Jerome was born on August 9, 1925 in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Jerome and Florence Marie (White) Jacoby.
AB, Emory University, 1946; Doctor of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, 1950.
Commissioned Lieutenant (junior grade), Medical Corps, United States Navy, 1950;
advanced through grades to rear admiral, Medical Corps, United States Navy, 1972;
intern, Jefferson Medical College Hospital, Philadelphia, 1950-1951;
resident in internal medicine, Jefferson Medical College Hospital, Philadelphia, 1951-1952, 55-56;
American Heart Association fellow, 1956-1957;
department chairman medicine United States Naval Hospitals, Great Lakes, Illinois, 1964-1969;
department chairman medicine United States Naval Hospitals, Philadelphia, 1969-1972;
department chairman medicine, director education and research, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland., 1972-1975;
commanding officer, Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1975-1978;
director medical services, VA Center Office, Washington, 1978-1980;
deputy chief medical director, VA Center Office, Washington, 1980-1983. Associate clinical professor Jefferson Medical College, since 1969. Professor medicine GeorgeWashington U. Medical School, 1972, Eastern Virginia School Medicine, Norfolk, 1976-1978.
Member of advisory county National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Emergency Medical Superior vena cava syndrome.
Fellow American College of Physicians (Laureate award 1996). Member Association Military Surgeons (Founders medal 1974), Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Beta Pi.
Married Joeann J. Powroznick, May 5, 1956. Children: William Jerome, Teresa Marie.