William Connor, MD

  • Degrees:
    University of Iowa College of Medicine, 1950
  • Residency:
    Internal Medicine-San Joaquin General Hospital, Stockton; Internal Medicine-Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City; Internal Medicine-University of Iowa,1956
  • Fellowship:
    Pathology-Oxford University, 1960


  • Biosketch:
    Dr. Connor`s special interest is in atherosclerosis, nutrition and lipid metabolism. He received his medical degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1950. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at San Joaquin General Hospital in Stockton, Ca., Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City, and at the University of Iowa. Dr. Connor completed his fellowships in Internal Medicine at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City, and in Pathology at Oxford University.
  • Publications:

    Krasevec JM, Jones PJ, Cabrera-Hernandez A, Mayer DL, and Connor WE. Maternal and Infant Essential Fatty Acid Status in Havana, Cuba. Amer. J. Clin. Nutr. 76:834-844, 2002.

    Pappu AS, Steiner RD, Connor SL, Flavell DP, Lin DS, Hatcher L, Illingworth DR, Connor WE. Feedback Inhibition of the Cholesterol Biosynthetic Pathway in Patients with Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome as Demonstrated by Urinary Mevalonate Excretion. J. Lipid Res. 43:1661-1669, 2002. Connor WE, Connor SL. Dietary Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease. Curr. Atheroscler. Rep. 4(6):425-432, 2002.

    Francois CA, Connor SL, Bolewicz LC, Connor WE. Supplementing lactating women with flaxseed oil does not increase docosahexaenoic acid in their milk. Amer. J. Clin. Nutr. 77:226-233, 2003.

    Gillingham MB, Connor WE, Matern D, Rinaldo P, Burlingame T, Meeuws K, and Harding CO. Optimal dietary therapy of long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenause deficiency. Genetics and Metabolism, 79 :114-123, 2003.

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