James Fletcher Spann

Background

Spann, James Fletcher was born on November 21, 1935 in Dothan, Alabama, United States. Son of James Fletcher Senior and Elizabeth Daffin (Smith) Spann.

Education

Student, The Citadel, 1954-1956; student, Emory University, 1956-1957; Doctor of Medicine, Emory University, 1961.

Career

Intern in medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1961-1962; assistant resident in medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1962-1963; postdoctoral cardiology fellow, National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1963-1965; special fellow cardiology branch, National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1965-1966; senior investigator, attending physician, consultant cardiologist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1966-1968; associate professor medicine and physiology, University of California, Davis, 1968-1970; chief cardiovascular diagnosis, University of California, Davis, 1968-1970; assistant chief section cardiovascular medicine, University of California, Davis, 1968-1970; chief cardiology section, professor medicine, Temple University School Medicine, Philadelphia, 1970-1985; founding director Gazes Cardiac Research Institute, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1985-1994; director cardiology division, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, 1985-1996; professor medicine, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, since 1985; executive associate dean College Medicine, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, since 1996. Consultant lecturer in cardiovascular disease Naval Regional Medical Center, Department of Navy, Philadelphia, 1976-1980. Clinical assistant professor medicine Georgetown University, Washington, 1967-1968.

Assistant coordinator Heart, Regional Medical Programs of Area II, Davis, 1969-1970.

Achievements

• James Fletcher Spann has been listed as a noteworthy Cardiologist, medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board Governors Heart Association Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1971-1984, member professional education committee, 1970-1974, chairman professional education committee, 1971-1972, vice president, 1979-1980, member research committee, 1970-1978, chairman research committee, 1978-1980, 83-84, member rehabilitation committee, 1976-1977, member central program committee, 1979-1982, president-elect 1980-1981, exec.com., 1980-1984, president, 1981-1982. Senior assistant surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1966-1968. Member American College of Physicians, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College Cardiology (member of national committee for continuing medical education 1971-1974, national extramural continuing education committee 1990-1996, member of national young investigators' awards committee 1984-1990), American Federation Cincinnati Research, American Heart Association (member of national committee for science sessions 1970-1973, county representative for State of Pennsylvania 1980-1983), American Physiological Society, American Society Pharmacologyand Experimental Therapeutics, Association University Cardiologists, College PhysiciansPhila., Council on Circulation of America Heart Association, Council on Clinical Cardiology of America Heart Association (member Executive Committee 1971-1973, member of national committee for clinical sessions program 1970-1973, chairman national committee for clinical sessions program 1971-1973), New York Academy Sciences, Association professors of Cardiology, AlphaOmega Alpha.

Interests

• Avocations: boating, fishing, golf.

Connections

Married Emory Jo Harris, December 16, 1956 (divorced 1975). Children: William Steadman, Elizabeth Spann Duggan. Married Constance Suzanne Roussin, June 13, 1976.

Father:

James Fletcher Senior Spann

Mother:

Elizabeth Daffin (Smith) Spann

Spouse:

Emory Jo Harris

Spouse:

Constance Suzanne Roussin

child:

Elizabeth Spann Duggan Spann

child:

William Steadman Spann