Background
Alford, Bobby Ray was born on May 30, 1932 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Bryant J. and Edith M. (Garrett) Alford.
academic administrator educator otolaryngologist
Alford, Bobby Ray was born on May 30, 1932 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Bryant J. and Edith M. (Garrett) Alford.
AS, Tyler Junior College, 1951; postgraduate, University Texas, 1951-1952; Doctor of Medicine, Baylor University, 1956.
Intern, Jefferson Davis Hospital, Houston, 1956-1957;
resident, Baylor University College Medicine Affiliated Hospitals Program, 1957-1960;
member of faculty, Baylor University College Medicine, since 1962;
professor otolaryngology, Baylor University College Medicine, since 1966;
department chairman, Baylor University College Medicine, 1967-1995, 96-;
vice-president and dean academy and clinical affairs, Baylor University College Medicine, 1984-1988;
executive vice president, dean medicine, Baylor University College Medicine, since 1988;
distinguished service professor, Baylor University College Medicine, since 1985;
interim department chairman surgery, Baylor University College Medicine, 1993-1994;
president, Chief Executive Officer, BaylorMedCare, Houston, 1994-1996;
chairman, Chief Executive Officer, National Space biomedical Research Institute, since 1997. Member review panel surgeon general on neurological and sensory disease United States Public Health Service, 1965-1967. Consultant National Institute Neurological Disease and Stroke, 1970-1974.
Consultant tosurgeon general United States Army, 1963-1973. Member of national advisory county Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, 1977-1980, Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders, 1991-1995. Chairman aerospace medicine advising committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1993-1994, member of national advisory county, 1992-1995, chairman life microgravity science and applications advising committee, 1993-1995.
Board directors Houston Academy Medicine Texas Medical Center Library., 1983-1994. Fellow American College of Surgeons (board governors 1977-1982). Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Jeffries Aerospace Medicine and Life Sciences Research award 2003), National Academy of Sciences Institute Medicine, American Laryngol.
Association, Society University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons (secretary 1965-1969), American Otological Society, Association Academy Department Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Laryngol., Rhinological and Otological Society, American Society Head and Neck Surgery (councillor 1978-1980) American Academy Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (president 1981), American Council Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (president 1980-1981), American Bronchoesophagological Association, Society Head and Neck Surgeons, Acoustical Society of America, Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum, Johns Hopkins University Society Scholars, University Space Research Association (board directors 1991-1995), Texas Corinthian Yacht Club (board directors 1978-1980, 94-95), Doctors Club (board governors 1967-1970, 91-93), Petroleum Club, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Othelia Jerry Dorn, August 28, 1953. Children: Bradley Keith, Raye Lynn, Alan Scott.