Background
Bourgoignie, Jacques Jean was born on June 14, 1933 in Verviers, Belgium. Son of Georges Victor and Mathilde Celine (Byrom) Bourgoignie. came to the United States, 1963.
Bourgoignie, Jacques Jean was born on June 14, 1933 in Verviers, Belgium. Son of Georges Victor and Mathilde Celine (Byrom) Bourgoignie. came to the United States, 1963.
Doctor of Medicine, Catholic University of Louvain, 1958; certified, Institute Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, 1959.
Resident, University Hospital, Kinshasa, Zaire, 1959-1960;
resident, University Hospital, Louvain, 1960-1963;
research fellow, Washington University, St. Louis, 1963-1965;
instructor medicine, Washington University, 1965-1968;
assistant professor, Washington University, 1968-1972;
associate professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, 1972-1976;
professor medicine, director division nephrology and hypertension, U. Miami, since 1976. Clinical investigator VA, St. Louis, 1965-1968. Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, Miami, 1977-1980.
Visiting scientist Inserm Unit 64 Hospital Tenon, Paris, 1990-1991. Honorary docent Medical School of Oporto, Portugal, 1995. Member editorial boards Kidney International, 1975-1982, Proceedings Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1975-1978, American Journal Nephrology, since 1981, LouvainMed., since 1992, Kidney, since 1992, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 1988-1994, Arquivos de Medicine, since 1988.
Member American Heart Association, American Society Nephrology, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Physiological Society, International Society Nephrology, American Society for Clinical Investigation, Southern Salt, Water and Kidney Club, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, American Society Renal Biochemistry and Metabolism, American Society Hypertension, European Renal Association.
Married Chantal Luyckx, November 27, 1957. Children: Georges, Marie-Helene, Pierre-Tristan.