Harold Joseph Fallon

Background

Fallon, Harold Joseph was born on August 13, 1931 in New York City. Son of Harold Joseph and Martha A. (Hansen) Fallon.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1953; Doctor of Medicine Yale University, 1957.

Career

Intern in medicine, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, 1957-1958; assistant resident in medicine, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, 1958-1959; chief resident in medicine, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, 1961-1962; clinical associate, National Institutes of Health, 1959-1961; postdoctoral fellow department biochemistry, Duke U. School Medicine, 1963-1964; assistant professor medicine, U. North Carolina School Medicine, Chapel Hill, 1963-1971; assistant professor biochemistry, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1966-1971; associate professor medicine, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1967-1970; chief division clinical pharmacology, toxicology, environmental health, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1968-1974; vice department chairman medicine, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1968-1971; associate professor pharmacology, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1969-1970; professor medicine and pharmacology, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1970-1974; associate professor biochemistry, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1971-1974; acting chairman department medicine, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1971-1972; William Branch Porter professor medicine, department chairman medicine, Virginia Commonwealth U.-Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1974-1993; dean, School of Medical, University of Alabama, Birmingham, 1993-1997; associate dean graduate medical education School Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, since 1997. Visiting scientist U. Utrecht, Netherlands, 1972-1973. Member numerous medical committees and councils.

Achievements

• Harold Joseph Fallon has been listed as a noteworthy biochemistry educator, physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Executive Committee Young Men’s Christian Association, Richmond, since 1984. Served with United States Public Health Service, 1969-1962. Fellow American College of Physicians (member science program committee since 1982).

Member Association American Physicians, Association professors Medicine (councillor chairman Virginia liaison committee since 1982), American Society for Clinical Investigation (vice president 1972-1975, councillor 1975-1976), Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (president 1976-1977, councillor 1971-1974), American Clinical Climatological Association, American Federation Clinical Research, American Gastroenterol. Association (member governing board 1978-1982), American Liver Foundation (board directors 1981), American Association for Study Liver Disease (president 1979, member publication committee since 1983), International Association for Study Liver Disease (councillor 1982-1984), Gastroenterology Research Group (secretary-treasurer 1973-1974, member steering committee 1970-1974), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Pharmacology Experimental Therapeutics, American Medical Association, also numerous others.

Connections

Married Jo Ann Brouse. Children— Thomas, Michael, Elisabeth, John.

Father:

Harold Joseph Fallon

Mother:

Martha A. (Hansen) Fallon

Spouse:

Jo Ann Brouse