James Alexander Lyon

Background

Lyon, James Alexander was born on February 28, 1882 in Broome County, New York, United States. Son of Henry and Catherine (Murray) Lyon.

Education

Student public schools private tutoring, Ohio University, Syracuse University. Doctor of Medicine Maryland. Medical College, Baltimore, 1906.

Graduate study Harvard Medical School, University College Hospital and National Hospital for Disease of Heart (London), U. Vienna.

Career

Moore. Intern Bay View Hospital, Baltimore, 1906-1907. Assistant physician Loomis Sanatorium, Liberty, New York, 1907-1909. Assistant superintendent and senior physicician Mass Eastern State Hospital for Tuberculosis, Rutland, Massachusetts, 1909-1916.

Professor clinical cardiology Georgetown U, 1929-1940.

Cardiologist and member cardiac committee The Doctors Hospital, Incorporated. Consultant cardiologist and member medical board Children’s Hospital.

Consultant cardiologist Homeopathic, and Columbia hospitals. Assistant physician Out-Patient Department Johns Hopkins’ Hospital, 1925-1926.

Attending cardiologist and chief of cardiac clinic, Emergency Hospital, 1929-1940.

Post graduate study, National Hospital for Diseases of Heart, London, 1923, University of Vienna, 1924. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1926.

Achievements

• James Alexander Lyon has been listed as a noteworthy cardiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of the board of directors Washington Loan and Trust Company, Inter-American Horse Show Association, Incorporated., Community Chest of District of Columbia. Member medical advisory board Civilian Defense Metropolitan Area, District of Columbia. Member of national medical council United States Veterans Bureau.

Served from Lieutenant to major Medical Corps, United States Army, 1916-1925.

Fellow American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Medicine, American College Physicians (life. Member District of Columbia Medical Society, Southern Medical Society, American Therapeutic Society (expres.), American, Washington (ex-president and secretary) heart associations, Association Military Surgeons United States, Military Order Foreign Wars (surgeon general of National Commandery.

Member regional administrators Member board directors), American Institute Banking, Washington Medical and Surgical Society, Military Order of Purple Heart, American Association History Medicine, Military Order World War (life.

Clubs: Army and Navy (ex-member of the Board of Governors), Metropolitan, Chevy Chase, Woodmont (Maryland.) Rod and Gun (member of the Board of Governors).

Connections

Married Irene Elizabeth Moore (deceased).

Father:

Henry Lyon

Mother:

Catherine (Murray) Lyon

Spouse:

Irene Elizabeth Moore