W. Thomas London, MD - Internal Medicine and Hepatology
Dr. W. Thomas London reviews medical content for Healthwise, a
nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better health
decisions. Dr. London is a senior member in the Division of Population Science
and Director of the Liver Cancer Prevention Center at the Fox Chase Cancer
Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is widely published in peer-reviewed publications. Dr. London received the Distinguished Scientist Award in 1998 from
the Hepatitis B Foundation in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and the Distinguished
Interdisciplinary Research Award in 1999 from the American Cancer Society,
Southeast Region.
Education and Training
MD: Cornell University Medical College, New
York, NY, 1957
Residency in Internal Medicine: Bellevue Hospital, 2nd Cornell Medical
Division and Memorial Center, New York, NY, 1958–1960
Research Fellowship in Medicine
and Endocrinology: Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, NY, 1960–1962
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Academic Appointments
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA:
- Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1999–present
- Adjunct Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 1993–1999
- Adjunct Professor of Medicine, 1978–1996
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, 1971–1975
- Associate in Medicine, 1966–1971
Instructor in Clinical Medicine, George Washington University Medical College, Washington, DC, 1964–1966
Assistant in Medicine: Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY, 1960–1962
Financial Disclosure
Dr. London owns stock in Merck and Co.
Last Revised:
March 2, 2010
