Background
Engel, William King was born on November 19, 1930 in St. Louis. Son of William Ernst and Opal (King) Engel.
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William King Engel
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Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1951; Doctor of Medicine C.M., McGill University, 1955; M.D. (honorary), L'university d'Aix Marseille II, 1987.
Career
Intern, University of Michigan Hospital, 1955-1956;
clinical associate, National Institute Neurological Diseases and Blindness, 1956-1959;
clinical clerk, National Hospital, London, 1959-1960;
with, National Institute Neurological Diseases and Stroke, 1960-1981;
chief medical neurology, National Institute Neurological Diseases and Stroke, 1963-1978;
chief neuromuscular diseases, National Institute Neurological Diseases and Stroke, 1978-1981;
clinical professor neurology, George Washington University, 1969-1981;
professor neurology and pathology, chief division neuromuscular diseases, department neurology, University of Southern California School Medicine, Los Angeles, since 1981;
member medical board National Institutes of Health,, 1968-1969;;
founding director, University of Southern California Neuromuscular Center, Hospital of Good Samaritan, since 1981. Member medical advisory board St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, 1970-1976, Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, since 1970, Los Angeles chapter Muscular Dystropy Association, since 1981, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis National Foundation, 1971-1985, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society American, 1980-1985, member science advisory board, 1982-1985. Visiting professor, invited lecturer, advisor international congresses in Europe, South America, Canada, Australia, Far East.
Consultant National Naval Medical Center.
Achievements
Membership
Past president Citizens Association, Bethesda, Maryland., Longhouse chief Young Men’s Christian Association IndianGuides, 1965-1966. Past chairman troop committee Boy Scouts American. Member education advisory board Phronesis, Spain.
National corporation member Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1985-1988, national vice president since 1988, medical advisory board Los Angeles chapter, since 1981, board directors since 1985. Fellow American Academy Neurology (S. Weir Mitchell award 1962. President VI International Congress Neuromuscular Diseases 1986).
Member American Medical Association, Histochem. Society, American Society Cell Biology, American Association Neuropathologists, Society for Neurosci., World Commission Neuromuscular Disease (Executive Committee), American Neurological Association, Los Angeles County Medical Association, Sociètè Belge d'Electromyographie(associate), Asociación de Distrofia Muscular de la Republica Argentina (honorary president), Sociètè Française de Neurologie (honorary).
Connections
Married Valerie Askanas. Children: W.Keith, Peter J., Bradford C., Eve M. Kerr.
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American