James Getty Bridgens

Background

Bridgens, James Getty was born on October 29, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Haskell Elwyn and Helen (Getty) Bridgens.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Kansas, Lawrence, 1945. Doctor of Medicine, University Kansas, Kansas City, 1947.

Career

Intern Kansas City General Hospital, Missouri, 1947—1948, resident, 1948—1952, associate pathologist, 1951—1952. Pathologist Alaskan Air Command, Anchorage, 1953—1955, Independence Sanitarium & Hospital, Missouri, 1955—1961. Associate pathologist St. Joseph's Hospital, Kansas City, 1961—1966.

Director laboratories Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Kansas, 1962—1983. Medical legal consultant Kansas City, since 1983. Presenter in field; Served to captain United States Air Force, 1953-1955.

Achievements

• James Getty Bridgens has been listed as a noteworthy pathologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Founding member National Organization Counter Sexual Assault, Kansas City, 1974—1978. Fellow: American Academy Forensic Sciences, American Society Clinical Pathologists, College American Pathologists. Member: American Medical Association, Kansas Medical Society (councilor since 1980), Rotary.

Interests

• Travel, art, antiques, photography.

Connections

Married Ruth Hamilton Bridgens, May 14, 1948 (divorced 1966). Married Mary Isabelle Berkey Bridgens, September 2, 1966.