Background
Thayer, William Wentworth was born on March 17, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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William Wentworth Thayer
Edit Profilehematologist medical oncologist
Education
AB with distinction, Stanfor (California) U., 1949; Doctor of Medicine, Stanfor (California) U., 1954.
Career
Intern in straight medicine, Stanford University Hospital, San Francisco, 1953-1954;
assistant resident clinic service medicine, Stanford University Hospital, San Francisco, 1954-1955;
resident in medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital., Boston, 1955-1956;
senior resident in hematology, Boston City Hospital, 1956-1957;
private practice, Stockton, California, 1958-1972;
chief division hematology and oncology, assistant chief of medicine, Harkness Community Hospital (Southern Pacific Hospital), San Francisco, 1973-1975;
private practice, San Francisco, 1975-1981;
director department general and consultive medicine, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, 1981-1985;
private practice, Monterey Park, California, 1986;
physician department hematology and medical oncology, CIGNA Healthplans of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1986. Member teaching staff San Joaquin General Hospital, Stockton, 1958-1972, readerall bone marrow exams, 1962-1972. Assistant clinical professor medicine University of California, San Francisco, 1973-1981, associate professor medicine, 1981.
Instructor, member resident staff teaching program Presbyterian Hospital of Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, 1981. Staff physician-specialist Laguna Honda Hospital, San Francisco, 1971-1981. Member department general and consultive medicine City ofHope National Medical Center, 1981-1986.
Staff member St. Vincent Hospital, Los Angeles, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman cancer committee, director tumor board and tumor registry French Hospital, San Francisco, 1978-1981. Chairman library support committee City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, 1982-1986, chairman medical records committee, 1983-1985. Chairman nutritional support subcommittee CIGNA Hospital, Los Angeles, 1987-1994, member tissue and transfusion committee, 1989, director tumor registry, 1989-1994.
Fellow American College of Physicians (life). Member American Federation for Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Oncology, American Society Hematology, Southern California Academy Clinical Oncology, Phi BetaKappa, Phi Rho Sigma.
