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Department of Internal Medicine
Warrent Point Chair
The Point Chair, first endowed chair at the WVU Charleston Division, is used to develop an area of clinical research excellence. The chair's name honors one of West Virginia's most prominent physicians. Retiring in 1988, Dr. Point served as the Director of Medicine at WVU Charleston and the Charleston Area Medical Center. Currently he is professor emeritus at WVU Charleston.
A native of Charleston, Warren Point completed undergraduate studies at West Virginia University in 1942 and went on to medical school at Harvard University, fi nishing there in 1945. After postgraduate medical experiences at Boston City Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and a tour of duty in the U.S. Army medical corps, he established a private practice in internal medicine and gastroenterology in Boston, where he remained for 26 years. Upon his return to Charleston in 1977, he joined West Virginia University Health Sciences Center where he served as professor of medicine and director of the Department of Medicine until 1988.
The Sarah and Pauline Maier Foundation, established in 1958 by Charleston lawyer, businessman and former Rhodes Scholar William J. Maier, Jr. and named in honor of his mother and wife, endowed the faculty chair at the Charleston Division of the WVU Health Sciences Center in 1995.
"This endowment signals our belief in a bright future for medical research and education in the WVU Charleston Division," said Ed Maier, director of the Maier Foundation since his father's death in 1981. "The endowment testifies to our great affection and respect for Warren Point, who has been an outstanding physician, superb administrator, admirable role model for young doctors and respected civic leader. The philosophy of the Maier Foundation is Advancement of the Pursuit of Excellence and it is fair to say Warren Point has always lived by that same philosophy."
Warren Point Chair of Internal Medicine, 1995-1998
 Shawn Chillag came to West Virginia University, Charleston Division in 1988 from the University of South Carolina. He received his MD degree from West Virginia University and, also, did his residency training at CAMC. He served as residency director and department chair for the Department of Medicine, later becoming assistant dean for curriculum and student affairs. He was a frequent holder of the Clinician of the Year Award for WVU Charleston Division as well winner of many other outstanding faculty awards and honors. He returned to South Carolina in 1998 as chair of the Department of Internal Medicine.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine with a certificate of added qualification in Geriatrics, and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. His research interests are in the areas of geriatrics, thrombophilia, cutaneous markers of vascular disease, and evidence-based medicine.
Because of his many contributions in teaching, patient care and geriatric research, and in recognition of his promotion to Professor of Internal Medicine, Dr. Chillag was named to hold the Point Chair of Medicine from 1995-1998.
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Warren Point Chair of Internal Medicine, 2002-
 Dr. William H. Carter, a native of Virginia, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia in 1958. He furthered his studies for one year at the University of Edinburgh prior to entering medical school at the University of Virginia. After graduating from medical school in 1963, he completed his internship at Bellvue Hospital and residency in Internal Medicine at Columbia Medical Center in New York City. Following completion of a Cardiology Fellowship at Duke University he arrived in Charleston, West Virginia in 1970.
Dr. Carter is a pioneer in cardiac care and is credited with performing the first angioplasty in Charleston, along with Dr. Dilip Basu. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. A Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Charleston Division for three decades, he has served as President of the West Virginia Heart Association, and Governor of the West Virginia Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. He is the author of two book chapters and has numerous scientific articles. He and his wife Elsie have four children: Will, Alice, Catherine and Fred.
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