William Palmer Schecter

Background

Schecter, William Palmer was born on December 14, 1947 in New York City. Son of Benjamin Robert and Ann Georgina (Saunders) Schecter.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Harpur College, Binghamton, New York, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, Albany Medical College, 1972.

Career

Intern, San Francisco General Hospital, 1972-1973; resident in anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1973-1975; resident in surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1976-1979; hand surgery fellow, San Francisco, 1979-1980; professor clinical surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1980-1981; chief surgery, Lyndon Baines Johnson Tropical Medical Center, Pago Pago, American Samoa, 1981-1983; lecturer, U. Natal, Duran, South Africa, 1983-1984; attending surgon, San Francisco General Hospital, 1984-1994; chief of surgery, San Francisco General Hospital, since 1994; professor clinical surgery, University of California, San Francisco, since 1994; M C.

Achievements

• William Palmer Schecter has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Gisela Franziska Fohlmeister, September 1, 1974. Children: Samuel Chaim, Anna Ruth.

Father:

Benjamin Robert Schecter

Mother:

Ann Georgina (Saunders) Schecter

Spouse:

Gisela Franziska Fohlmeister

child:

Anna Ruth Schecter

child:

Samuel Chaim Schecter