Background
Sr., James Daniel Bird was born on August 16, 1953 in Yokosuka, Japan. Son of Leslie Duane and Yoshi (Seki) B. came to the United States, 1958.
Emergency medicine physician assistant
Sr., James Daniel Bird was born on August 16, 1953 in Yokosuka, Japan. Son of Leslie Duane and Yoshi (Seki) B. came to the United States, 1958.
Student, Iowa State University, 1971-1972; student, Colorado U., 1977-1978; Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant, Mercy College, Detroit, 1980; diploma in Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, 1982.
Physician assistant, Kaiser Permanente, Northglenn, Colorado, 1980-1981;
physician assistant, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, 1981-1982;
physician assistant, Northern Michigan Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Houghton Lake, Michigan, 1982-1983;
physician assistant, Kingsburg (California) General Hospital, 1983-1984;
physician assistant, McDonnell-Douglas Superior vena cava syndrome Inc., Taif, Saudi Arabia, 1984-1985;
physician assistant, Iliuliuk Clinic, Unalaska, Alaska, 1985-1986, 89-;
physician assistant, Tanana Chiefs Conference Inc., Fort Yukon, Alaska, 1986-1989;
physician assistant, Atlantic Richfield Company Alaska Inc.-Kuparuk River, North Slope, Alaska, 1986-1989. Consultant Cmty. Disaster Planning, Unalaska, since 1992. Instructor American Council of Learned Societies American HeartAssn., Alaska, Michigan, California, 1982-1992.
Aeromedevac instructor State of Alaska, since 1986.
Active civilian activities program Atlantic Richfield Company Alaska Inc., since 1995. With United States Army, 1972-1977. Fellow International Travel Medicine Society, Society Emergency Medicine Physician Assts.
(founding), Red Blanket Society-Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center (founding), American Association Physician Assts. Member American Society TropicalMedicine and Hygiene, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (associate), Wilderness Medical Society.
Married Shirley Kay Vetarbo. Married HelenElizabeth Higney, August 11, 1979. Children: Yoshi Meke, Elina Marie, Mariko Lee, James Daniel Junior.