Dan Brigman Jones

Background

Jones, Dan Brigman was born on June 12, 1936 in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.

Education

Bachelor, Duke U., 1958; Doctor of Medicine, Duke U., 1962.

Career

Intern, Duke Hospital, Durham, 1962-1963; resident in ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, U. Miami (Florida) School Medicine, 1965-1969; fellow in cornea and external disease, Moorfields Eye Hospital, Institute Ophthalmology, London, 1967-1968; assistant professor then associate professor ophthalmology department surgery, Vanderbilt University School Medicine, Nashville, 1969-1971; associate professor then professor ophthalmology, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1972-1978; Sid W. Richardson professor, department chairman ophthalmology, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College Medicine, since 1981; Margarett Root Brown chair ophthalmology, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College Medicine, since 1991; member of staff, then chief ophthalmology service, Ben Taub General Hospital, since 1972; member of staff, then chief ophthalmology service, Methodist Hospital, Houston, since 1972; member of staff, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, since 1973; member of staff, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, since 1978. Chief ophthalmology section Veterans Administration Hospital., Houston, 1973-1978. Member science advising committee Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc., since 1984.

Member various committees and councils National Eye Institute, since 1975. Member of advisory panel on ophthalmology United States Pharmacopeial Convention, 1980-1984. Member ophthalmic drugs advising committee Food and Drug Administration, 1975-1978.

Consultant in field; visiting professor to numerous schools, including Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1975, 79, Washington University, St. Louis, 1975, Tipler Army Hospital, Honolulu, 1974, Yale University, New Haven, 1988, others. Lecturer infield.

Achievements

• Dan Brigman Jones has been listed as a noteworthy Ophthalmologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors William C. Connor Foundation, Texas Christian U., since 1981, Texas Society to Prevent Blindness, since 1981. Board directors The Lighthouse of Houston, 1981-1989, member of advisory county, since 1989. Member executive medical committee Lions Eye Bank of Texas, since 1981, board directors, since 1989.

Epidemic intelligence officer United States Public Health Service, 1963-1965. Member American Medical Association (member program committee section ophthalmology 1970-1973), American Academy Ophthalmology (member of faculty of basic and clinical science course 1970-1976, member ophthalmology knowledge assessment committee 1972-1980, member of advisory committee 1973-1977, member long range planning committee 1976-1980, member program advising committee 1986-1989, secretary instruction since 1989, trustee since 1989, Senior Honor award 1986), American Ophthalmol. Society, American Society for Microbiology, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Association University professors Ophthalmology (chairman resident and fellowship education committee 1986-1988, chairman education committee since 1988, trustee since 1988, president of the board of trustees since 1993), Harris County Medical Society, Houston Ophthalmological Society (president 1979-1980), Ocular Microbiology and Immunology Group, Inc.

(executive secretary 1973-1989, board directors since 1989), Pan American Association Ophthalmology, Texas Ophthalmological Association (member board councillors 1982-1985), Texas Society Infectious Diseases, Baylor Ophthalmology Alumni Association, Inc., Bascom Palmer Alumni Association Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

M. Marilyn Woodall; children: Danny Brigman Junior, Allen Walker.

child:

Allen Walker Jones

child:

Danny Brigman Junior Jones