William Nimmons Kelley

Background

Kelley, William Nimmons was born on June 23, 1939 in Atlanta. Son of Oscar Lee and Will Nimmons (Allen) Kelley.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Emory University, 1963; Master of Arts (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1989.

Career

Intern in medicine, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, 1963-1964; resident, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, 1964-1965; senior resident medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1967-1968; clinical associate, section on human biochemistry genetics, National Institutes of Health, 1965-1967; teaching fellow medicine, Harvard University Medical School, 1967-1968; assistant professor to professor medicine, assistant professor to associate professor biochemistry, chief division rheumatic and genetic diseases, Duke U. School Medicine, 1968-1975; Macy faculty scholar, University of Oxford, 1974-1975; professor, department chairman internal medicine, professor department biological chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 1975-1989; Robert G. Dunlop professor medicine, biochemistry and biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1989; dean School Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1989; Chief Executive Officer, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and Health System, Philadelphia, since 1989. Member human gene therapy subcommittee National Institutes of Health, 1986-1992, recombinant DNA committee, 1988-1992, directors advising committee, 1992-1995. Board directors Merck & Company, Beckman Instruments, Inc., The Philadelphia Orchestra Association, Greater Philadelphia First Corporation.

Board directors, Executive Committee Greater Philadelphia First Partnership for Economics Development, Association Academy Health Centers.

Achievements

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

Works

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  • Textbook of Rheumatology 5TH Edition Volume 2

Membership

Trustee Emory University, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Wistar Institute, Leonard Davis Institute, chairman. Chairman, Board Of Directors Institute Human Gene Therapy. Master American College of Physicians.

Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal College Physicians Ireland (honorary). Member Institute Medicine of NAS (chairman of the section 4, 1988-1990, chairman membership committee 1990-1994, county since 1996, Executive Committee since 1996), American Society Clinical Investigation (editorial board 1974-1979, president 1983-1984), Central Society for Clinical Research (president 1986-1987), American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (editorial board 1976-1981), American Federation Clinical Research (president 1979-1980), Association American Physicians, Association professors Medicine (secretary-treasurer 1987-1989), American College Rheumatology (editorial board 1972-1977, president 1986-1987, Gold Medal award 1997), American Society Human Genetics, American Society Internal Medicine, Central Rheumatism Society (president 1978-1979), American Philosophical Society, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Lois Faville, August, 1959. Children: Margaret Paige, Virginia Lynn, Lori Ann, William Mark.

Father:

Oscar Lee Kelley

Mother:

Will Nimmons (Allen) Kelley

Spouse:

Lois Faville

child:

William Mark Kelley

child:

Margaret Paige Kelley

child:

Virginia Lynn Kelley

child:

Lori Ann Kelley