James Mitchell Hughes

Background

Hughes, James Mitchell was born on August 11, 1945 in Pittsburgh. Son of James Paul and Adelaide (Mitchell) Hughes.

Education

Bachelor, Stanford University, 1966; Doctor of Medicine, Stanford University, 1971.

Career

Intern, U. Washington, Seattle, 1971-1972; epidemic intelligence service officer, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1973-1975; resident internal medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, 1972-1973, 75-76; fellow infectious diseases, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1976-1978; chief water-related diseases activity, assistant chief enteric diseases branch, Bureau Epidemiology, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1978-1981; chief surveillance and prevention branch, assistant director medical science hospital infections program, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1981-1983; director hospital infections program, Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1983-1988; deputy director, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1988-1992; director National Center for Infectious Diseases,, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, since 1992; clinical associate professor, Emory University, Atlanta. Clinical assistant professor division geographic medicine, department medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1979-1982. Clinical assistant professor division infectious dieases, department medicine Emory University, Atlanta, 1981-1993.

Staff physician Atlanta Veterans Administration Hospital., since 1989.

Achievements

• James Mitchell Hughes has been listed as a noteworthy Epidemiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Baseball coach North Decatur (Georgia) Youth Association, 1981-1990. President Westchester School Parent-Teachers Association, Decatur, 1986-1987. Assistant surgeon general United States Public Health Service, 1973-1975,76-.

Fellow American College of Physicians, Infectious Diseases Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, APHA, American Society Microbiology, American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, American Epidemiological Society, Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Society Epidemiological Research, University of Southern California Alumni Association (Board of Governors 1995-1997), Stanford University Alumni Club Georgia (president 1980-1982).

Interests

• Avocations: youth sports, tennis, traveling.

Connections

Married Pamela Mary Parsons, June 12, 1971. Children: Andrew Saban, Mitchell Parsons.

Father:

James Paul Hughes

Mother:

Adelaide (Mitchell) Hughes

Spouse:

Pamela Mary Parsons

child:

Andrew Saban Hughes

child:

Mitchell Parsons Hughes