Background
Kieran, James was born on February 9, 1920 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of John and Alma (Boldtmann) Kieran.
Kieran, James was born on February 9, 1920 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of John and Alma (Boldtmann) Kieran.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1941; Doctor of Medicine Columbia University, 1944.
Intern and resident, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1944-1949; private practice medicine, Oakland, California, 1950-1959; private practice medicine, Berkeley, California, 1959-1985; private practice medicine, Oakland, California, 1985-1991; clinical professor medicine, University of California School Medicine, San Francisco, 1959-1991; clinical professor medicine emeritus, University of California School Medicine, San Francisco, since 1991; director pulmonary disease service, Stanford School Medicine, 1957-1960.
Served to captain Medical Corps, United States Army Air Force, 1945-1947. Member American Thoracic Society (president 1971-1972), California Thoracic Society (president 1961-1962), American Lung Association (president 1976-1977), California Lung Association (president 1969-1970) Lodges: Rotary.
Children: Anne Kieran Westerman, James, Margaret, Jane, John, Robert. Married Sonya Mansfield.