James Robert Yankaskas

Background

Yankaskas, James Robert was born on March 31, 1947 in New Britain, Connecticut, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1969; Master of Science in Operations Research, New York University, 1972; Doctor of Medicine, U. Connecticut School Medicine, 1978.

Career

Analytic design engineer, Sikorsky Aircraft division United Technologies, Stratford, Connecticut, 1969-1974; fellow division allergy and respiratory disease, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1981-1982; intern and resident in internal medicine, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1978-1981; research fellow division pulmonary diseases, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1982-1984; research assistant professor medicine division pulmonary diseases, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1984-1987; assistant professor medicine division pulmonary diseases, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1987-1993; associate professor medicine division pulmonary diseases, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1993. Consultant Veterans Administration Hospital., Fayetteville, North Carolina, since 1984. Steering committee National DiseaseRsch.

Interchange, 1988-1993. Medical director respiratory care technical programDurham Technology Community College, since 1991. Home therapy committee U. North Carolina, 1989-1992, chief medicine service-RICU, since 1989, clinical cancer program advising committee, since 1989, director critical care medicine program, since 1990.

Grant review committee Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, since 1985, Canada Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, since 1987, National Institute Dental Research, RFA Study Section, 1989, others.

Achievements

• James Robert Yankaskas has been listed as a noteworthy Pulmonary diseases educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American College of Physicians, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Thoracic Society (nominating committee assembly on respiratory structure and function 1990, publications policy committee 1991-1993, leadership retreat 1992), American College Chest Physicians, Tissue Culture Association, North Carolina Thoracic Society (treasurer 1990-1991, president-elect 1991-1992, president 1992-1993), Society Critical Care Medicine, American Physiological Society.

Interests

• Avocation: certified flight instructor.

Connections

Married; 2 children.