Prof. William W. Parmley presently bears the distinguished title of a professor emeritus of medicine with the University of California San Francisco.
ALAMO, CA, September 27, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- William W. Parmley has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Having accrued over 40 years of experience in the field of medicine, Prof. Parmley presently bears the distinguished title of a professor emeritus of medicine with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF,) after having retired from his position as the Araxe Vilensky endowed chair in cardiology in 2003. He first accepted this role in 1997, and previously served UCSF as the chief of the cardiac clinic from 1984 to 1988, a professor of medicine from 1976 to 2004, an associate professor of medicine from 1974 to 1976. During this time, Prof. Parmley worked as the chief of cardiology at Moffitt Hospital from 1974 to 1997.
Prior to these roles, Prof. Parmley was an associate professor of medicine at the University of California School of Medicine in Los Angeles in 1973 and the associate director of the department of cardiology at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from 1969 to 1973. He provided his expertise to the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston from 1967 to 1969, later advancing as a fellow in cardiology, an instructor in medicine, and an associate in medicine. From 1965 to 1967, he was appointed as a clinical associate of the cardiology branch for the National Heart Institute through the National Institutes of Health. Prof. Parmley began his career in the field of medicine at the Osler Medical Service at the Johns Hopkins Hospital as an intern in 1963 and a resident in medicine from 1964 to 1965.
In further career related endeavors, Prof. Parmley was active with the Association of Professors of Cardiology from 1989 to 1992, and the chairman of Cardiovascular Boards from 1985 to 1987. During this time, he traveled prolifically to numerous institutions as a visiting professor and delivered lectures regarding myriad topics from 1982 to 2002. An established investigator with the American Heart Association, he was designated as a fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians. Prof. Parmley contributed on a number of committees with the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Cardiology throughout the length of his career.
Long sought-after for his scholarly opinion, Prof. Parmley is a prolific author in his field, publishing over 300 articles, 300 abstracts, 130 chapters to books, and over 120 editorials. Furthermore, he flourished as the senior consulting editor with the Journal of Cardiac Failure from 2002 to 2003 and an editor with the Journal of the American College of Cardiology from 1992 to 2002, for which he was previously the editor-in-chief designate in 1992 and an associate editor from 1983 to 1989. He has also held the positions as an associate editor at Circulation from 1976 to 1983, an editor with Circulation Research from 1976 to 1979, an associate editor with the American Journal of Physiology from 1976 to 1978, and a section editor for the Journal of Applied Physiology from 1974 to 1976. For Circulation and the American Journal of Physiology, Prof. Parmley initially thrived as a section editor from 1974 to 1976.
Before embarking upon his professional journey, Prof. Parmley pursued an education at Harvard University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in 1957. He subsequently studied at the Johns Hopkins University, obtaining a Doctor of Medicine in 1963. He is further certified in his profession by the Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease as of 1973, and is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1970 and the Maryland Board of Medical Examiners in 1963. Additionally, Prof. Parmley has held a California Medical License since 1970.
To remain aware of developments in his field of study, Prof. Parmley had retained his membership with various pertinent organizations, including, but not limited to, the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, the American Heart Association, the Heart Failure Society of America, the Musser-Burch Society, and the American College of Cardiology, over which he had the honor to be the president from 1985 to 1986. In civic affairs, Prof. Parmley has been deeply involved with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more widely known as the Mormon church, having served illustriously as a general authority seventy from 2003 to 2010, including five years with his wife doing humanitarian and missionary work in Africa and three years as Temple president in Sacramento, an area authority from 1995 to 2001, a regional representative from 1992 to 1995, and a stake president from 1986 to 1992. His first position of leadership in the Mormon faith was as a bishop from 1977 to 1982. Prof. Parmley has also excelled as a surgeon with the U.S. Public Health Service from 1965 to 1967.
In light of his unparalleled accomplishments in the field, Prof. Parmley has been the recipient of myriad accolades and honors throughout his career. Moreover, he was bestowed with a Special Award from the Laennec Society from the Council on Clinical Cardiology with the American Heart Association in 2001, a Heart Saver Award from the Save A Heart Foundation in 1996, a Distinguished Service Award from the Collegium Aesculapium of the Brigham Young University Academy of Medicine in 1986, and a May Order of Merit from the country of Argentina in 1985. Earlier, Prof. Parmley was honorably presented with the Theodore and Susan Cummings Humanitarian Award from the American College of Cardiology in 1974 to 1971, as well as the Johns Hopkins Medical Society Annual Student Research Award in 1963.
Prof. Parmley was initially drawn to his profession due to the influence of his family practitioner, Dr. Frank J. Winget, who often cared for both him and his loved ones. He credits his success on good luck, hard work, and the influence of superb colleagues and mentors. A particular point of pride for him has been his concentration on the management of congestive heart failure in patients, a field which has seen enormous strides over the period of his involvement. In citing significant issues facing medicine today, he notes that the rising cost of healthcare has afflicted both his own field and the nation at large. Looking forward to the future, Prof. Parmley plans to continue writing the memoirs of his family.
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