Background
Patterson, William Morrow was born on September 19, 1941 in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Son of Joseph Morrow and Willie Mae (Thrasher) Patterson.
Patterson, William Morrow was born on September 19, 1941 in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Son of Joseph Morrow and Willie Mae (Thrasher) Patterson.
Bachelor of Science, U. Alabama, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, U. Alabama, 1972.
Psychiatry resident, Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco, 1972-1975; chief outpatient psychiatry clinic, Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia, 1975-1980; assistant professor department psychiatry, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1980-1982; associate professor, head outpatient clinic, director psychiatry residency training, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1982-1987; professor, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1987-1988; clinical professor, U. Alabama, Birmingham, since 1988; consultant Pain Center, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1980-1988; consultant Sleep Disorder Center, U. Alabama, Birmingham, 1985-1988; director, Birmingham Research Group, since 1988. Medical advisor Social Security Administration, since 1985. Director anxiety disorgers program Brookwood Medical Center, 1988-1990, Hillcrest Research Center, 1990-1993.
Deacon Mountain Brook Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, 1986. Served lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1971-1980. Fellow American Psychiatric Association.
Member Alabama Psychiatric Society (vice president 1987-1988, president 1989-1990), Academy Psychosomatic Medicine, Association Academy Psychiatry, American Pain Society.
Married Brenda Sue Keenum, September 4, 1966 (divorced 1978). Married Linda Kay Mancillas, June 18, 1980. Children: Drew W., Jenna M.