James Sidney Cox

Background

Cox, James Sidney was born on November 17, 1950 in Homer, Louisiana, United States. Son of Sidney and Rita (Haynes) Cox.

Education

Student, Louisiana State University, 1968-1971; Doctor of Medicine, Tulane University, 1971-1975.

Career

Intern, resident in family practice, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, 1975-1978; city health officer family practice, City of Athens, Texas, 1978-1984; private practice, Athens, 1978-1984; private practice, Fort Worth, since 1984; member of staff, Henderson County Memorial Hospital, Athens vice chief medical staff, Henderson County Memorial Hospital, Athens, 1981-1982; member of staff, Lakeland Medical Center, Athens chief medical staff, director, Lakeland Medical Center, Athens, 1983-1984; vice chief emergency medicine department, Harris Methodist Hospital, Fort Worth, 1988-1991; director occupational medicine, Harris Methodist Hospital, since 1989; chief emergency department, Harris Methodist Hospital, Fort Worth, 1992-1993, 98-; secretary medical staff, Harris Methodist Hospital, Fort Worth, 1994-1995; secretary emergency medicine division, Harris Methodist Hospital, Fort Worth, 1996-1997. President, Chairman, Board Of Directors Occuhealth Physicians Group, P.A., Fort Worth. Member of faculty University Texas Health Science Center-Dallas Cmty.

Medicine Department, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, 1978-1996, course director American Council of Learned Societies, since 1989, member affiliate faculty American Council of Learned Societies, since 1991, medical review officer for urine drug testing. Medical board Harris Methodist Hospital, 1992-1995, 98-. Team chairman emergency department redesign Rochester Institute Technology College Business, 1996.

Vice president for physician affairs Emergency Medicine Cons., since 1998. Medical director American Council of Learned Societies, Campbell Health Sys., since 1997.

Achievements

• James Sidney Cox has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Family Physicians, American College Emergency Physicians. Member American Medical Association (Physician's Recognition award), American College Occupl. and Environmental Medicine, Texas Medical Association (alternate delegate 1994-1996), Tarrant County Med.Soc. (board directors 1994-1996), Rotary (board directors Athens chapter 1983-1984), Alpha Epsilon Delta.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, skiing, bonsai, horticulture, astronomy.

Connections

Married Judy Katherine Vickers, October 21, 1984. Children: Shannon Ruth, Sarah Anne, Megan Elizabeth.

Father:

Sidney Cox

Mother:

Rita (Haynes) Cox

Spouse:

Judy Katherine Vickers

child:

Shannon Ruth Cox

child:

Sarah Anne Cox

child:

Megan Elizabeth Cox