Atwood, William G(oodson)

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ATWOOD, William G(oodson)

ATWOOD, William G(oodson). American, b. 1932. Genres: Biography. Career: University of Kansas Hospitals, Kansas City, MO, intern, 1950-59; Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, resident, 1961-64; physician (dermatologist) in private practice, 1964-. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, associate professor, beginning in 1987. Publications: The Lioness and the Little One: The Liaison of George Sand and Frederic Chopin, 1980; Fryderyk Chopin, Pianist from Warsaw, 1987; The Parisian Worlds of Frederic Chopin, 1999. Contributor of articles on dermatology to scientific journals. Address: 555 Park Ave., New York, NY 10021, U.S.A.