Background
Alexander, James Wesley was born on May 23, 1934 in El Dorado, Kansas, United States. Son of Rossiter Wells and Merle Lydia Alexander.
Alexander, James Wesley was born on May 23, 1934 in El Dorado, Kansas, United States. Son of Rossiter Wells and Merle Lydia Alexander.
Student, Texas Technological College, 1951-1953; Doctor of Medicine, University Texas, 1957; Doctor of Science, U. Cincinnati, 1958-1964; postgraduate, University of Minnesota, 1966-1967.
Intern, Cincinnati General Hospital, 1957-1958; resident, U. Cincinnati-Cincinnati General Hospital, 1958-1964; member of faculty, College Medicine, U. Cincinnati, 1962-1964, 66—; professor surgery, College Medicine, U. Cincinnati, since 1975; director transplantation division, department surgery, College Medicine, U. Cincinnati, since 1967; director surgical immunology laboratory, College Medicine, U. Cincinnati, since 1967; director research, Shriners Burns Institute, 1979-1990; practice medicine and surgery, Cincinnati, since 1966. Member of staff U. Cincinnati Hospital, Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Christ Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Jewish Hospital. Member study section National Institutes of Health, 1983-1987, 89-93, chairman, 1990-1993, ad hoc committee, 1990-1999.
Served as captain Medical Corps, United States Army, 1964-1966. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association for Surgery of Trauma, American Association Immunologists, American Burn Association (president 1984-1985), American College of Surgeons, American Society Transplant Surgeons (secretary 1985-1987, president elect 1987-1988, president 1988-1989), American Society Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, American Surgical Association, Association for Academy Surgery, Central Surgical Association, Cincinnati Academy Medicine, Cincinnati Surgical Society, Halsted Society, International Society Surgery, Colombian College Surgeons (honorary), Peruvian Academy Surgery (honorary), St. Paul Surgical Society (honorary), Ohio Medical Association, Society University Surgeons, Surgical Biology Club, Surgical Infection Society (secretary 1981-1984, president-elect 1985-1986, president 1986-1987), Tranplantation Society, Shock Society, Mont Reid Surgical Society, Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha Chi, Alpha EpsilonDelta, Phi Eta Sigma.
Married Maureen L. Strohofer;children: Joseph, Judith, Elizabeth, Randolph, John Charles, Lori, Molly.
