Background
Friedewald, William Thomas was born on March 7, 1939 in New York City. Son of William Frank and Mary Lucy (Wright) Friedewald.
Friedewald, William Thomas was born on March 7, 1939 in New York City. Son of William Frank and Mary Lucy (Wright) Friedewald.
Bachelor of Science, U. Notre Dame, 1960; Doctor of Medicine, Yale University, 1963; postdoctoral, Stanford University, 1968-1969.
Intern, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1963-1964;
resident, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1964-1965, 67-68;
commissioned, United States Public Health Service, 1965;
advanced through grades to captain, United States Public Health Service, 1983;
officer Epidemiological Intelligence Svc., Communicable Disease Center, Atlanta, 1965-1967;
medical officer, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1965-1967;
medical officer, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1967-1986;
chief consultant section biomedical research branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1971-1976;
branch chief clinical trials branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1973-1979;
associate director clinical applications and prevention program and DHVD, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1979-1984;
division director division epidemiology and clinical applications, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1984-1986;
associate director Office Disease Prevention, Office of Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1986-1989;
chief medical director, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. New York City, 1989-1996;
senior vice president, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. New York City, since 1991;
head customer service organization, chief medical Advisory, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
New York City, since 1996.
Married Jacquline Jean Judd, April 15, 1967. Children: Laura Elizabeth, John Judd, Eric William.