Riggs, Webster, Jr.
RIGGS, Webster, Jr.
RIGGS, Webster, Jr. American, b. 1934. Genres: Medicine/Health, Philosophy, Psychology. Career: Methodist Hospital, Memphis, TN, resident in radiology, 1961-64; University of Tennessee, Memphis, professor of radiology, 1964-. Boston Children's Hospital, fellow in pediatric radiology, 1965; LeBonheur Children's Hospital, pediatric radiologist, 1968-. Publications: Pediatric Chest Roentgenology, 1978; The You You Don't Know, 1997. Contributor to books on the history of radiology. Contributor to radiology journals. Address: 3438 Central Ave., Memphis, TN 38111, U.S.A.
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