Douglas DeFrees Payne

Background

Payne, Douglas DeFrees was born on February 13, 1940 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of William Gebhart and Elizabeth (Defrees) Payne.

Education

Bachelor, Harvard University, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1966.

Career

Cardiothoracic surgeon, New England Medical Center, Boston, since 1975; vice department chairman cardiothoracic surgery, New England Medical Center, Boston, 1985-1993; acting department chairman cardiothoracic surgery, New England Medical Center, Boston, 1993-1994; chief division cardiothoracic surgery, New England Medical Center, Boston, since 1994; acting chairman surgery, New England Medical Center, Boston, since 1996; associate professor surgery, Tufts U., Boston, 1982-1990; professor surgery, Tufts U., Boston, since 1990.

Achievements

• Douglas DeFrees Payne has been listed as a noteworthy Cardiothoracic surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1973-1975, Korea. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Heart Association, American College Chest Physicians.

Society Thoracic Surgeons, International Society for Heart Transplantation, International Cardiovascular Society M C.

Connections

Married Geraldine Rupp, June 10, 1966.

Father:

William Gebhart Payne

Mother:

Elizabeth (Defrees) Payne

Spouse:

Geraldine Rupp