William R. Eyler, MD

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HomeRadiologyVol. 290, No. 3 Previous CommunicationsFree AccessIn MemoriamWilliam R. Eyler, MDGordon H. Beute, David L. SpizarnyGordon H. Beute, David L. SpizarnyGordon H. BeuteDavid L. SpizarnyPublished Online:Jan 15 2019https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2019184024MoreSectionsPDF ToolsImage ViewerAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked In William R. Eyler, MD 1918–2018Download as PowerPointOpen in Image Viewer Dr William R. Eyler, radiology department chairman, died at home in Beverly Hills, Mich, on December 5, 2018, at age 100 years.Dr Eyler was born on April 13, 1918, in Van Wert, Ohio. When he was 3 months old, his father died in World War I. By scoring first on an Ohio physics exam, Dr Eyler was awarded a scholarship to Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass) where he lettered in basketball and swimming, earned a BA degree, and married Freda Warner, a chemistry major who attended Radcliffe College (Cambridge, Mass). After graduating from Harvard Medical School in 1943, Dr Eyler served in the Army Medical Corps in England, France, and occupied Germany. His radiology residency was followed by appointments at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, Mass) and the University of Illinois (Champaign, Ill).In 1953, Dr Eyler joined the Henry Ford Hospital (HFH; Detroit, Mich), which is where he spent the rest of his professional life. He was chairman of the Department of Radiology from 1955 to 1983; editor of Radiology from 1966 to 1985; founder of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Index to Imaging; and a recipient of gold medals from the RSNA, the American Roentgen Ray Society, and the American College of Radiology. He published over 100 articles and editorials. In 2005, the RSNA created the William R. Eyler Editorial Fellowship in his honor.Dr Eyler was a dedicated and respected teacher for over 65 years. A voracious reader and lifelong learner, he happily discussed quantum mechanics, preventive cardiology, current events, and a lawn’s best grass mix. At age 97 years, when asked what he was doing in his HFH office, he replied, “I’m working on a paper with a resident.”His children have fond memories of trips to the RSNA Annual Meeting in Chicago (Ill), sightseeing trips, and adventures abroad. Decades of hiking fostered affection for the Adirondacks (NY).He is survived by his four children, Lee, Ross, Steven, and Evan; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.Article HistoryPublished online: Jan 15 2019Published in print: Mar 2019 FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByRadiopaedia.orgDanielBell2017Recommended Articles David C. Levin, MDRadiology2020Volume: 295Issue: 1pp. 251-252RSNA Committee on International Radiology Education: 25 Years of Global Education OutreachRadioGraphics2020Volume: 40Issue: 7pp. 1938-1952A. Everette James, Jr, MDRadiology2017Volume: 285Issue: 2pp. 696Alexander R. Margulis, MDRadiology2018Volume: 289Issue: 3pp. 884Melvyn T. Korobkin, MDRadiology2017Volume: 284Issue: 2pp. 614See More RSNA Education Exhibits Swallowing Abnormalities Associated with Stroke: Correlation Between Location of Lesions, Swallowing Patterns, and Therapeutic RecommendationsDigital Posters2018Nuclear Medicine Myocardial Perfusion Studies: A Glance Beyond Coronary AbnormalitiesDigital Posters2018Quality Assurance for Crowdsource Annotation of the Chest X-ray 14 Dataset for the RSNA-STR Machine Learning Challenge: How We Did ItDigital Posters2018 RSNA Case Collection IntussusceptionRSNA Case Collection2021Testicular SarcoidosisRSNA Case Collection2021Neurofibromatosis type 1RSNA Case Collection2021 Vol. 290, No. 3 Metrics Altmetric Score PDF download