Dr. Arnold J. Willis, M.D., F.I.C.S. was born in Philadelphia. Attended Overbrook High School in West Philadelphia. Upon graduation, he received the Board of Education Scholarship and the State Scholarship, both based on merit. After attending Franklin Marshall College and getting a Bachelor of Arts Degree, he moved back to Philadelphia to attend Thomas Jefferson Medical School of the Thomas Jefferson University. Upon graduation from Jefferson, he received the Philip J. Hodes prize in radiology and the Thomas J. Fetter prize in urology. This was awarded to the top student in the graduating class in honor of their outstanding performance throughout medical school. In addition, he was awarded a National Institute of Health clinical oncology training grant which allowed him to study the effects of radiation on the lung and study abroad in London for three months.

After finishing medical school, Dr. Willis pursued post graduate studies at the George Washington University Medical Center at which point he finished three years of a general surgical residency followed by three years of a urologic surgical residency culminating in graduation and board certification in 1980. At the time of his graduation, he was awarded the resident's prize by the Washington Urologic Society and was pleased to go forward into private practice with a clinical associate professorship at the University. He remains active at George Washington University and at Georgetown University Family Practice training center at this time.

He is married to Lilian Mortensen who is a Danish citizen and he enjoys time in Denmark with his family. In addition, he has three sons, Adam, Simon, and Andreas Willis who help keep him active and young. Dr. Willis' hobbies include fishing, skiing, tennis, squash, and roller hockey. He can be found actively pursuing these advocations while continuing his work as a practicing and investigative urologic physician in the Washington Metropolitan area.

Dr. Willis has also been sited in Who's Who in the world, Who's Who in the United States, and Who's Who in the East. He was fortunate enough to be selected in Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care in the inaugural issue and also has a biographical sketch in Who's Who is Science and Technology. He has been asked to lecture on various subjects throughout the United States, but recently has published papers on up to date seed therapy on an outpatient basis for prostate cancer.

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Willis & Melograna M.D. P.C.
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