Dwight Locke Wilbur

Dwight Locke Wilbur
Born	September 18, 1903
Died	March 9, 1997
Nationality	American
Education	Stanford University University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	Medical doctor
Parent	Ray Lyman Wilbur

Dwight Locke Wilbur (September 18, 1903 – March 9, 1997) was a medical doctor and president of the American Medical Association. During his 1968-69 tenure, he was instrumental in convincing that organization to accept Medicare after many years of opposition.[1]

Biography

Early life

Dwight Locke Wilbur was born on September 18, 1903. His father was Secretary of the Interior and AMA President Ray Lyman Wilbur. He graduated from Stanford University in 1923 and received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1926.

Career

He was a founder of both the San Francisco Society of Internal Medicine and the California Society of Internal Medicine.[2] He also served as president of the American Gastroenterological Association from 1954 to 1955 and president of the American College of Physicians in 1959.[3] As a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine at Stanford starting in 1949, he published more than 200 scholarly articles.[4]

Death

He died on March 9, 1997.

External links

• Dwight Locke Wilbur: An Oral History, Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program, 1981

References

1. Dwight L. Wilbur, 93, President of A.M.A who aided Medicare, The New York Times, March 15, 1997
2. Dwight L. Wilbur, 93, President of A.M.A who aided Medicare, The New York Times, March 15, 1997
3. "A Favorite Son", Stanford Magazine, March 1997
4. Dwight L. Wilbur, 93, President of A.M.A who aided Medicare, The New York Times, March 15, 1997