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1991 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient

Hackley Elbridge Woodford

1936 Bachelor of Arts

Dr. Woodford received his medical degree from Howard University. A flight surgeon during World War II, he had a private practice for 15 years. In 1960, he was appointed chief of medicine at St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital and was later named chief of staff. He became a partner in the Kaiser Southern California Permanente Medical Group in 1970 and was the first in that group to be certified as a specialist by the American Board of Family Practice. He is a charter member of the World Medical Association.