Background
Murphy,, William Parry was born on November 11, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Parry and Harriet Adams Murphy.
Murphy,, William Parry was born on November 11, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Parry and Harriet Adams Murphy.
Bachelor of Science, Harvard College, 1946. Doctor of Medicine, University Illinois, 1947.
Intern St. Francis Hospital, Honolulu. Research fellow in medicine Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston. Physiologic instrumentation researcher Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Founder, president, Chief Executive Officer, chairman Cordis Corporation (formerly Medical Development Corporation), Miami, Florida, 1957—1985. Founder, chairman Small Parts Inc., 1964—2005. Board directors Hyperion, Inc., 1986—2003, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, 1999—2003.
Board directors Bioheart, Inc., since 2003.
Co-founder, member executive advisory board Foundation Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology (FIRST), since 1989. Fellow: American Institute Medical & Biological Engineering (founding fellow 1993).