![[Dr. John Decker seated at a desk in front of file cabinets, holding his glasses, September 21, 1971. Photograph by George Tames. Used with permission of the George Tames Estate. IC077-MW-5262A-015, Medical World News Photograph collection, McGovern Historical Center, TMC Library]](/uploads/r/library-of-congress-name-authority-file-8/8/8/b/88b4d82f1ba82740eb41dc239c0a7c247f45c00793b92fb3582ca80c2a299054/IC077-MW-5262A-015_cropped_141.jpg)
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Decker, John L.
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1921-2000
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John Laws Decker was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 27, 1921. Dr. Decker received his medical degree at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University on June 1951. He held various teaching appointments including: Instructor of Medicine, Columbia University (1954-1955); Tutor in Medical Sciences, Harvard University (1957-1958); Instructor of Medicine, University of Washington (1958-1959); Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Washington (1959-1962); and Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Washington (1962-1965). In 1965 he became the chief of rheumatology at the National Institutes of Health and served for eighteen years. Between the years 1983-1990 Dr. Decker was the Director of the Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Decker conducted research and authored publications in the fields of rheumatism, genetic rheumatism, arthritis, hypertension, ulcers, osteoporosis, and was an authority systemic lupus erythematosus.
[Sources: John L. Decker, M.D. Papers. Curriculum Vitae. McGovern Historical Center: Houston, TX. Shelf 10.04 Box 25A Folder: Personal C.V. And Bibliography 5-25-1989 John Decker #88. The Washington Post. Obituaries John L. Decker. July 28, 2000. The Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/07/18/obituaries/21eb222c-2751-476e-99b0-6e7e17b8fb7b/?utm_term=.53afe87e4d3e]
See also: Dr. John L. Decker Person Record at NIH: https://onih.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Decker%2C%20John%20L.
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[Dr. John Decker seated at a desk in front of file cabinets, holding his glasses, September 21, 1971. Photograph by George Tames. Used with permission of the George Tames Estate. IC077-MW-5262A-015, Medical World News Photograph collection, McGovern Historical Center, TMC Library]