Background
Pittman, James Allen was born on April 12, 1927 in Orlando, Florida, United States. Son of James Allen and Jean C. (Garretson) Pittman.
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James Allen Pittman
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Bachelor of Science, Davidson College, 1948; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard, 1952; Doctor of Science (honorary), Davidson College, 1980; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Alabama, Birmingham, 1984.
Career
Intern, assistant resident medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1952-1954;
teaching fellow medicine, Harvard University, 1953-1954;
clinical associate, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1954-1956;
instructor medicine, George Washington University, 1955-1956;
chief resident, U. Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, 1956-1958;
instructor medicine, U. Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, 1956-1959;
assistant professor, U. Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, 1959-1962;
associate professor, U. Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, 1962-1964;
professor medicine, U. Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, 1964-1992;
director endocrinology and metabolism division, U. Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, 1962-1971;
co-department chairman medicine, U. Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, 1969-1971;
also professor, physiology and biophysics, U. Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, 1967-1992;
dean, U. Alabama Medical Center (School Medicine), 1973-1992;
U. Alabama Birmingham Distinguished professor, since 1992. Assistant chief medical director research and education in medicine United States VA, 1971-1973. Professor medicine Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, 1971-1973.
Member endocrinology study section National Institutes of Health, 1963-1967. Member pharmacology and endocrinology fellowships review committees, 1967-1968. Member graduate medical education national advising committee Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1976-1978.
Member Department of Health and Human Services county on Graduate Medical Education, 1986-1990. Member national.adv. research resources county National Institutes of Health, 1991-1995. Honorary professor Chung Shan Medical and Dental College, Taiwan, 1994.
Senior advisor International Council on Control of Iodine Deficiency Diseases, 1994-1996.
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Master American College of Physicians, American College Endocrinology. Member Association American Physicians, Endocrine Society, American Association Clinical Endocrinologists, American Thyroid assosiation, New York Academy Sciences (life), Society Nuclear Medicine, American Diabetes Association, American Chemical Society, Wilson Ornithological Club (life), American Ornithologists Union (life), American Federation Clinical Research (president Southern section, national county 1962-1966), Southern Society Clinical Investigation (Founder's medal 1993), Harvard University Medical Alumni Association (president 1986-1988), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Connections
Married Constance Ming-Chung Shen, February 19, 1955. Children— James Clinton, John Merrill.
