Victoria J. Fraser

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Victoria J. Fraser is an American physician.

Fraser graduated from William Woods College before earning a medical degree from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. [1] After completing her residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, she joined the Washington University in St. Louis faculty in 1991. [2] [3] Fraser was subsequently named J. William Campbell Professor of Medicine, serving until her appointment as Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine and department chair in 2012. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Victoria J. Fraser, MD". Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. "Victoria J. Fraser, MD". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. "Victoria J. Fraser, MD, FACP". Society for Healthcare Epidemiology in America. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  4. Miller, Beth (27 August 2010). "Fraser named interim head of Department of Medicine". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. Dryden, Jim (24 August 2012). "Fraser to head Department of Medicine". Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved 15 December 2018.