Background
Fletcher, James Warren was born on October 6, 1943 in Belleville, Illinois, United States.
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James Warren Fletcher
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Doctor of Medicine, St. Saint Louis University, 1968.
Career
Intern in internal medicine, St. Saint Louis University Hospital, 1968-1969;
assistant resident in internal medicine, St. Saint Louis University Hospital, 1969-1970;
resident in nuclear medicine, St. Saint Louis University Hospital, 1970-1971;
clinical fellow in radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1971-1972;
senior resident in nuclear medicine, Peter Bent Brigham and Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1971-1972;
assistant professor medicine department internal medicine, St. Saint Louis University, 1972-1975;
associate professor medicine department internal medicine, St. Saint Louis University, 1976-1983;
associate professor radiology department radiology, St. Saint Louis University, 1977-1984;
associate director division nuclear medicine, St. Saint Louis University, 1978-1985;
professor medicine department internal medicine, St. Saint Louis University, since 1983;
professor radiology, St. Saint Louis University, since 1984;
acting director division nuclear medicine, St. Saint Louis University, 1985-1988;
director division nuclear medicine, St. Saint Louis University, since 1988;
staff physician nuclear medicine service, VA Medical Center, St. Louis, 1972-1976;
medical director nuclear medicine network, VA Medical Center, St. Louis, 1972-1979;
assistant chief nuclear medicine service, VA Medical Center, St. Louis, 1976-1979;
chief, VA Medical Center, St. Louis, since 1979;
medical director American Medical Association nuclear medicine technologist training program, VA Medical Center, St. Louis, since 1983;
director operations Nuclear magnetic resonance program project, VA Medical Center, St. Louis, 1983-1988;
staff physician, St. Saint Louis University Hospitals, since 1972;
director nuclear medicine department, St. Saint Louis University Hospitals, since 1988;
director Positron Emission Tomography imaging center, St. Saint Louis University Hospitals, since 1991;
director, program official nuclear medicine service, department medicine and surgery, VA Administration Control Office, Washington, 1986-1989;
director diagnostics service, St. Louis VA Medical Center, since 1997. Member technical advising committee to director nuclear medicine service VA Control Office, Washington, 1979-1986, chairman special interest user groups computer applications in nuclear medicine, 1984-1985. Special society liaison representative Institute Medicine Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines, 1990-1991.
Member residency review committee nuclear medicine Accreditation Council Graduate Medical Education, 1992-1997, interagency Nuclear magnetic resonance task force Office Health Technology Assessment, 1982, Department Veterinary Affairs National Task Force on Technology Assessment, since 1992.
Achievements
Membership
Second vice president school board, Mary Queen of Peace Elementary School, Webster Groves, Missouri, 1981, treasurer, 1982. Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1966-1977. Fellow American College Nuclear Physicians.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, American College Radiology, American Board Nuclear Medicine (board directors 1990-1993, vice chairman 1992-1993,chairman 1994-1995), Radiology Society North America, Society Nuclear Medicine (board of trustees 1988-1992, chairman health care policy committee 1991-1992, vice chairman commission health care policy 1996-1997, chairman commission health care policy 1997-1998, president since 1998), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
M. Mary Bernadette Gatson. Children: Michelle Marie, James W., Rebecca Lynn.
