Philip Fialkow papers, 1965-1992

Dr. Philip J. Fialkow, Dean of the University of Washington School of Medicine, was born in New York City on August 20, 1934. He earned his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and graduated from Tufts University Medical School in 1960. After an internship and residency at the University of California, San Francisco, Fialkow arrived at the University of Washington in 1962 to complete his residency. Three years later, he joined the medical genetics faculty at the University of Washington.

Dr. Fialkow served as the Chair of the Department of Medicine from 1980-1990, the Dean of the University of Washington School of Medicine from 1990-1996, and as the vice president for medical affairs from 1992-1996. His research centered on the genetic features of human tumors, especially related to leukemia. He was elected a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in 1991.

Dr. Fialkow married Helen Dimitrakis in June 1960. They had two children, Michael and Deborah. Dr. and Mrs. Fialkow were killed at Nepal's Shey Phoksumdo National Park, likely by an avalanche, in late 1996.