Alan Sheffer Nies

Background

Nies, Alan Sheffer was born on September 30, 1937 in Orange, California, United States. Son of Arthur J. and Mary Dora (Sheffer) Nies.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Stanford University, 1959; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1963.

Career

Intern, King County Hospital, Seattle, 1963-1964; resident, U. Washington Hospital, Seattle, 1964-1966; fellow in clinical pharmacology, Cardiovascular Research Institute University of California, San Francisco, 1966-1968; chief clinical pharmacology, Walter Reed Army Institute Research, Washington, 1968-1970; assistant professor medicine and pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School Medicine, Nashville, 1970-1972; associate professor, Vanderbilt University School Medicine, Nashville, 1972-1976; professor, Vanderbilt University School Medicine, Nashville, 1976; professor medicine & pharmacology, head division clinical pharmacology, U. Colorado, Denver, since 1977.

Achievements

• Alan Sheffer Nies has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to major United States Army, 1968-1970. Fellow American College of Physicians. Mem American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Western Association Physicians (secretary, treasurer 1983-1986), American Society Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Rawls-Palmer Progress in Medicine award 1985).

Interests

• Avocations: photography.

Connections

Married Sally K. Goode. Children:Lorrie Kathyrn, Craig Alan.

Father:

Arthur J. Nies

Mother:

Mary Dora (Sheffer) Nies

Spouse:

Sally K. Goode

child:

Craig Alan Nies

child:

Lorrie Kathyrn Nies