Walter Clement Alvarez (July 22, 1884 – June 18, 1978) was an American medical doctor of Spanish descent. He authored several dozen books on medicine, and wrote introductions and forewords for many others.
He was born in San Francisco and spent his childhood in Hawaii, where his father was a government physician. In 1910, having received his medical education in Stanford University, he began his practice.
From 1913 to the end of 1925, Alvarez practiced internal medicine in San Francisco and conducted research at the University of California, Berkeley. He lived at 3837 Clay Street raising his family. In 1934 he became Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota (Mayo Foundation) and later served as Consultant in Medicine Emeritus.
His father was Luis F. Alvarez, who worked as a physician in California and Hawaii and developed a method for the better diagnosis of macular leprosy. His sister was California artist and oil painter Mabel Alvarez.
Alvarez was married to the former Harriet Skidmore Smythe[1] and the couple had four children: Gladys, Luis, Robert and Bernice. Luis later became a Nobel Prize-winning physicist.
Beginning after his retirement in 1951, Alvarez began writing a medical column which soon became syndicated throughout North America in hundreds of daily and weekly newspapers. The Walter C. Alvarez Memorial Award is named in his honor and is presented to a member or nonmember of the American Medical Writers Association to honor excellence in communicating health care developments and concepts to the public. He is most notable for his enlightened approach to homosexuality and his efforts to educate the medical profession and the broader public about the topic. He is regarded as an ally of the homophile movement in the 1950s-1970s.
Alvarez' syndrome, a syndrome of hysterical or neurotic abdominal bloating without any excess of gas in the digestive tract,[2] and Alvarez-waves, painless uterine contractions occurring during the length of pregnancy,[3] are named after him.
Alvarez was the first to investigate electric activity of a stomach and, thereby, became the founder of a new diagnostic gastroenterology branch — electrogastrography.[4]
^Alvarez W. C. (April 15, 1922). "The electrogastrogram and what it shows". J Am Med Assoc. 78 (15): 1116–19. doi:10.1001/jama.1922.02640680020008.
^"Dr. Walter Alvarez, Writer, Dies". Santa Cruz Sentinel. 20 Jun 1978. p. 24 – via newspapers.com.
^"Register of the Walter Clement Alvarez Papers 1884-1976 MSS 16". Lane Medical Archives. Stanford University Medical Center. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
^Di Cyan, E. (1 March 1964). "The Incurable Physician: An Autobiography of Dr. Walter C. Alvarez". Archives of Internal Medicine. 113 (3): 462–463. doi:10.1001/archinte.1964.00280090148029.
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Walter Clement Alvarez July 22 1884 June 18 1978 was an American medical doctor of Spanish descent He authored several dozen books on medicine and wrote introductions and forewords for many others Walter C AlvarezBornWalter Clement Alvarez 1884 07 22 July 22 1884San Francisco CaliforniaDiedJune 18 1978 1978 06 18 aged 93 San Francisco CaliforniaNationalityAmericanAlma materCooper Medical CollegeOccupationphysicianYears active1913 1925SpouseHarriet Skidmore Smythe m 1907 died 1973 wbr ChildrenGladys Luis Robert and BerniceParentLuis F AlvarezRelativesMabel Alvarez Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditHe was born in San Francisco and spent his childhood in Hawaii where his father was a government physician In 1910 having received his medical education in Stanford University he began his practice From 1913 to the end of 1925 Alvarez practiced internal medicine in San Francisco and conducted research at the University of California Berkeley He lived at 3837 Clay Street raising his family In 1934 he became Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Mayo Foundation and later served as Consultant in Medicine Emeritus His father was Luis F Alvarez who worked as a physician in California and Hawaii and developed a method for the better diagnosis of macular leprosy His sister was California artist and oil painter Mabel Alvarez Alvarez was married to the former Harriet Skidmore Smythe 1 and the couple had four children Gladys Luis Robert and Bernice Luis later became a Nobel Prize winning physicist His grandson is Walter Alvarez a Professor of Geology at the University of California Berkeley Beginning after his retirement in 1951 Alvarez began writing a medical column which soon became syndicated throughout North America in hundreds of daily and weekly newspapers The Walter C Alvarez Memorial Award is named in his honor and is presented to a member or nonmember of the American Medical Writers Association to honor excellence in communicating health care developments and concepts to the public He is most notable for his enlightened approach to homosexuality and his efforts to educate the medical profession and the broader public about the topic He is regarded as an ally of the homophile movement in the 1950s 1970s Alvarez syndrome a syndrome of hysterical or neurotic abdominal bloating without any excess of gas in the digestive tract 2 and Alvarez waves painless uterine contractions occurring during the length of pregnancy 3 are named after him Alvarez was the first to investigate electric activity of a stomach and thereby became the founder of a new diagnostic gastroenterology branch electrogastrography 4 He died in California in 1978 5 His personal papers are held by Lane s Archives and Special Collections 6 Publications EditAlvarez on Alvarez 1977 Walter C Alvarez American Man of Medicine 1976 Inglenook Doctor Book 1975 Dr Walter C Alvarez on Health amp Life 1975 Gay Liberation and Homosexuality and Other Forms of Sexual Deviance co written with Sue March 1974 The New Home Medical Encyclopedia co authored with Samuel L Andelman 1974 Nerves in Collision 1972 Danger Signals How to Recognize the Warnings of Serious Diseases 1966 Little Strokes 1966 Incurable Physician An Autobiography 1963 7 Minds that Came Back 1961 Geriatrics Devoted to Research and Clinical Study of the Diseases 1958 Practical Leads to Puzzling Diagnoses Neuroses that Run Through Families 1958 Live at Peace with Your Nerves 1958 How to Live with Your Arthritis 1953 The Neuroses Diagnosis and Management of Functional Disorders and Minor Psychoses 1951 How to Live with Your Ulcer 1951 Brief Psychotheraphy A Handbook for Physicians on the Clinical Aspects of Neuroses co written with Bertrand S Frohman and Evelyn P Frohman 1948 Nervousness Indigestion and Pain 1943 Previously issued as Nervous Indigestion Help Your Doctor to Help You When You Have Food Allergy 1941 Help Your Doctor to Help You When You Have Gallstones and Disease of the Gallbladder 1941 The March of Medicine co written with Karl A Menninger 1940 An Introduction to Gastroenterology 1940 How to Live with your Ulcer 1933 Nervous Indigestion 1931 The Mechanics of the Digestive Tract An Introduction to Gastroenterology 1928 The Mechanics of the Digestive Tract 1922References Edit Bride Born in China The San Francisco Call 16 Feb 1907 via newspapers com Alvarez syndrome at Who Named It Alvarez waves at Who Named It Alvarez W C April 15 1922 The electrogastrogram and what it shows J Am Med Assoc 78 15 1116 19 doi 10 1001 jama 1922 02640680020008 Dr Walter Alvarez Writer Dies Santa Cruz Sentinel 20 Jun 1978 p 24 via newspapers com Register of the Walter Clement Alvarez Papers 1884 1976 MSS 16 Lane Medical Archives Stanford University Medical Center Retrieved 2 July 2010 Di Cyan E 1 March 1964 The Incurable Physician An Autobiography of Dr Walter C Alvarez Archives of Internal Medicine 113 3 462 463 doi 10 1001 archinte 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