Background
Kay, Jerome Harold was born on March 17, 1921 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States.
Kay, Jerome Harold was born on March 17, 1921 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States.
A.A., University of California at Los Angeles, 1941; Bachelor of Arts, University of California, San Francisco, 1943; Doctor of Medicine University of California, San Francisco, 1945.
Intern, San Francisco County Hospital, 1945-1946; assistant resident surgeon, Veterans Administration Hospital., McKinney, Texas, 1946-1949; resident surgeon, Veterans Administration Hospital., 1949-1950; fellow in surgery, Johns Hopkins School Medicine, Baltimore, 1950-1952; assistant resident surgeon, Johns Hopkins School Medicine, 1952-1953; resident surgeon, Johns Hopkins School Medicine, 1953-1954; instructor, Johns Hopkins School Medicine, 1953-1954; instructor surgery, University of Southern California School Medicine, Los Angeles, 1956; assistant clinical professor, University of Southern California School Medicine, 1958; associate professor surgery, University of Southern California School Medicine, 1958-1982; clinical professor, University of Southern California School Medicine, since 1982; professor surgery, Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School, since 1982; chief cardiac and thoracic surgery, Los Angeles County-University Southern California Medical Center, 1958-1982.
Trustee Heart Institute Hospital of Good Samaritan, since 1986. Served to major United States Public Health Service, 1954-1956. American College of Surgeons fellow, American College Cardiology, American College Angiology, American Heart Association.
Member American Association Thoracic Surgery, American Medical Association, Los Angeles County Medical Association, Pan Pacific Surgical Association (Vice-President 1975-1980), American Federation Clinical Research, Association Advancement Medical Instrumentation, American College Chest Physicians(governor Southern California area 1970-1973), International Cardiovascular Society, Society Thoracic Surgeons (founding member), Society University Surgeons, John Paul North Surgical Society (past president), Los Angeles County Heart Association, Medical Research Association California (past vice-president, director), numerous others
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Married Adrienne Levin, June 15, 1950. Children: Gregory Louis, Stephen Paul, Karen Lynne, Cathy Ann, Robert Michael, Richard Keith.
