About Dr. William K. Summers
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Dr. Summers' articles concern the
many aspects of Alzheimer's,
from care giver issues to treatments
for the disease.
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Below is the short form of Dr Summers' Curriculum Vitae.
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Name: William K. Summers, M.D.
Practice Location/Affiliation: Designed Health Clinic
Medical Education:
Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis) - 1966- 1971
Washington University Internal Medicine Internship - 1971-1972
Washington University Residency in Internal Medicine/ Psychiatry - 1972-1976
Washington University Residency in Internal Medicine/ Psychiatry - 1972-1976
Awards:
Phi Beta Kappa - University of Missouri
Markle student fellowship in Nephrology research - 1970-1971
Marquis Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare (1st - 4th editions) - 1987- 2006
Marquis Whos Who of American Inventors of the 1990's - 1990
Marquis Whos Who in America (52- 58th editions) - 1998 - 2006
Marquis Whos Who in the World (15th edition 21st editions) 1998 - 2006
Marquis Whos Who in Science & Engineering (4th - 7th editions) - 1998-2006
Fellow, - American College of Forensic Examiners - 1998
Eight U.S. and international PATENTS in pharmacology of neurodegenerative illnesses
Appointments:
Assist Prof of Psychiatry & Internal Medicine - U. Pittsburgh - 1976- 1978
Assist Prof of Psychiatry & Internal Medicine - U. Southern California - 1978 - 1981
Assoc Prof of Research in Psychiatry - U. of California, Los Angeles - 1981- 1988
Medical Director- Solo Not for Profit Research Foundation - 1992 - present
President & CEO - Alzheimers Corporation, Albuquerque, NM - 1999 - present
WALL STREET JOURNAL ARTICLES
CITING DR. SUMMERS WORK or BY DR. SUMMERS
1. Waldholtz, Michael. "A Psychiatrists Work Leads to a U.S. Study of Alzheimers Drug. But Dr. Summers Shuns test, seeks to widen his own; Is memory really aided? The Fee-for- Research Furor." Wall Street Journal. Tuesday August 4, 1987, page A-1.
2. Editorial Staff. "Questions about Alzheimers." Wall Street Journal. Thursday, August 6,1987. Editorial page.
3. Editorial Staff. "Policing Alzheimers" Wall Street Journal. Thursday, March 3, 1988. Editorial page.
4. Editorial Staff. "Support for Dr. Summers." Wall Street Journal. Tuesday, March 22, 1988. Editorial page.
5. Waldholtz, M. "Physician to Defy FDA, Take Money from Test Patients." Wall Street Journal. Monday, March 28, 1988.
6. Summers, WK. "Alzheimers Quagmire." Wall Street Journal. Monday, April 4, 1988. Letters to the editor.
7. Sattin, Albert. "THA Takes on Alzheimers and FDA." Wall Street Journal. Monday, April 11, 1988. Editorial section.
8. Editorial Staff. "Wichita Falls Call the FDA." Wall Street Journal. Friday, April 29, 1988. Editorial page.
9. Editorial Staff. "The Sunday Times: new drug helps Nobel winner regain his memory." Wall Street Journal. Wednesday, December 7, 1988. Editorial page.
10. Editorial Staff. "Punishing Alzheimers Patients." Wall Street Journal. Tuesday, February 14, 1989. Editorial page.
11. De Lisser, Eleena. "Can you prevent Alzheimers disease?" Wall Street Journal. Thursday, May 16, 2002 page D1.
12. Summers WK. "FDA should be confined to its original mission." Wall Street Journal. Tuesday, April 1, 2003, editorial page.
Major Research Publications (43 citations):
Summers WK, Jamison RL. The no reflow phenomenon in renal ischemia. Laboratory Investigation 1971;
25: 635-43.
Summers WK, Allen RE, Pitts RN. Drug modification of electroconvulsive therapy: methohexital and
diazepam III. Biological Psychiatry 1980; 15:257-64.
Summers WK, Majovski LJ, Marsh GM, Tachiki KH, Kling A. Use of oral THA in long-term treatment of
senile dementia, Alzheimer's type. New England Journal of Medicine 1986; 315:1241-1245.
Summers, WK. Alzheimer's drug needs individually set dose. The Wall Street Journal. Wed.,
December 8, 1993, page A15.
Summers, WK. "Tacrine (THA, Cognex)" Journal of Alzheimers Disease. 2: 85-93, 2000.
Summers, WK. Alzheimers disease, oxidative injury, and cytokines. Journal of Alzheimers Disease. 6:651-657, 2004.
(more) available upon request
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