James Raiford Gantt

Background

Gantt, James Raiford was born on March 5, 1930 in Texarkana. Son of James Emmett and Nettie Ruth (Raiford) Gantt.

Education

Bachelor, Baylor University, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1957.

Career

Rotating intern, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1957; resident internal medicine, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1958; resident in surgery, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1962-1964; resident in thoracic surgery, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1965; National Institutes of Health research fellow, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1959; resident in thoracic surgery, Kansas U., Kansas City, 1966; private practice, Dallas, 1966-1984; private practice, James R. GanttProfl. Associations, 1971-1984; private practice, Irving, Texas, 1978-1984; chief of surgery, Irving Cmty. Hospital, Irving, Texas, since 1980.

Achievements

• James Raiford Gantt has been listed as a noteworthy Thoracic surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant United States Navy, 1960-1962. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Medical Association, Southern Thoracic Association, American College Chest Physicians, Texas Medical Association.

Interests

• Avocations: hunting, fishing, training my dog.

Connections

Married Joan Maire Durstine, August 18, 1968.

Father:

James Emmett Gantt

Mother:

Nettie Ruth (Raiford) Gantt

Spouse:

Joan Maire Durstine