Joseph Waeckerle

Male, Person

1946 –

99

Who is Joseph Waeckerle?

Joseph F. Waeckerle is an American physician specializing in Emergency and Sports medicine. He is best known to the public for directing the search and rescue efforts at the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City, Missouri on July 17, 1981. He is currently Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine and Editor Emeritus of Annals of Emergency Medicine. He previously served as Chief Medical Officer for the Office of Homeland Security, State of Missouri and Medical Officer for the Kansas City Division of the FBI.

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Born
Jun 20, 1946
Education
  • University of Kansas
  • Chapman University
  • University of Missouri–Columbia

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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