Wm. LeRoy Heinrichs

Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Academic Appointments

Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Administrative Appointments

Affiliate, Stanford Medical Informatics (2001 - Present)

Honors & Awards

SATAVA Award, MMVR Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (Jan 2003)
President's Award, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1975)
Faculty Fellow, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation (1966)
Grand Prize, GameTech 2011 Users Conference Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds (March 24, 2011)
Grand Prize, GameTech 2012 Users Conference, Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds (March 25, 2012)

Professional Education

M.D., University of Oklahoma, Medicine (1958)
M.S., Ph.D., University of Oregon, Biochemistry (Steroids) (1967)

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Sara Goldhaber-Fiebert

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Lou Halamek

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