FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2002
FY03-02
Wiley Joins REAC/TS Medical Staff
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Dr. Albert L. Wiley, Jr. has joined the medical staff of the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education.
In his position, Wiley will provide medical services in radiation emergencies either by direct patient care or consultation; and provide follow-up medical examinations on radiation accident victims, including reporting the results to the victims’ personal physicians.
REAC/TS provides medical response for local, national, and international accidents involving radiation. The staff are on call 24 hours a day to provide support following a radiation accident. Additionally, through various courses REAC/TS staff train physicians, nurses, health physicists, and other emergency responders in the concepts of managing medical problems associated with radiation accidents.
Wiley will be instrumental in these training courses as well. He will teach selected portions of the courses, consult with the REAC/TS director regarding the medical content of the courses, and assist in preparing educational and training materials.
Prior to joining REAC/TS, Dr. Wiley was a Professor of Radiation Oncology at East Carolina University where he previously served as Interim Director of the East Carolina University Cancer Center and as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Physics. He has more than 35 years of medical experience in Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine and is Professor Emeritus of Radiology and Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin.
Highlights of his extensive career include serving on the medical staff and faculty at the University of Wisconsin Medical Center for more than 20 years, as medical director at the U.S. Naval Radiological Defense Lab in San Francisco, Calif., and as a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired). Dr. Wiley was also appointed by the Governor of Wisconsin to serve on the State’s Council on Biotechnology and the Radioactive Waste Review Board. He also served as a consultant to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the National Cancer Institute.
He is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Engineering. He earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and a Ph.D. in Radiological Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Radiology, the American Board of Nuclear Medicine, the American Board of Medical Physics, the American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine. Wiley is also a Fellow of the American College of Radiology, the American College of Nuclear Medicine, and the American College of Preventive Medicine.
“Dr. Wiley brings a unique background to REAC/TS with a Ph.D. in radiological sciences and his extensive medical career in radiation therapy and oncology,” said REAC/TS Director Bob Ricks. “His unique understanding of radiation effects in a therapeutic setting will only add to REAC/TS expertise in treating patients with accidental radiation exposures.
Dr. Wiley and his wife, Janet, are living in Clinton. They have four daughters and six grandchildren.
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is a U.S. Department of Energy institute focusing on scientific initiatives to research health risks from occupational hazards, assess environmental cleanup, respond to radiation medical emergencies, support national security and emergency preparedness, and educate the next generation of scientists. ORISE is managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities.