William T. Beaver
William Thomas Beaver (January 27, 1933 โ November 12, 2020) was an American medical researcher and educator who was a professor at Georgetown University. He is best known for his role in drafting the first versions of the rules governing clinical studies in the United States, and for his research into medical usage of painkilling drugs.
Education and career
Beaver was born in Albany, New York, on January 27, 1933.[1] He received an undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1954.[2] He went on to the Cornell University medical school for his MD, which he completed in 1958.[2][3]
After a few years as an instructor and assistant professor at Cornell, Beaver moved to the
Work
Beaver is known for his research during the 1970s on the clinical use of painkillers, which helped to establish evidence-based guidelines for the use of painkillers in treatment of post-surgical and chronic pain.[1][4]
While a clinical
Death
Beaver died from complications of COVID-19 at a care facility in Leesburg, Virginia, on November 12, 2020. He was 87.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Hsu, Spencer (December 31, 2020). "William Beaver, groundbreaking painkiller researcher who drafted the initial rules for FDA clinical drug trials, dies of covid complications". Washington Post. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c United States. Congress. Subcommittee on Monopoly (1973). "Affidavit of William Thomas Beaver, MD". Competitive Problems in the Drug Industry: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, First Session. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 9490โ9494. (Beaver's contemporaneous vita)
- ^ "Cornell To Graduate Class of '58". Daily Sun. Cornell University. June 13, 1958. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c Morton, Margaret (December 8, 2020). "Dr. William T. Beaver, 87 (obituary)". Loundoun Now. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "William Beaver (faculty profile)". Georgetown University. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Junod, Suzanne White (2008). "FDA and Clinical Drug Trials: A Short History". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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