Background
Benson, John Alexander was born on July 23, 1921 in Manchester, Connecticut, United States. Son of John A. and Rachel (Patterson) Benson.
Benson, John Alexander was born on July 23, 1921 in Manchester, Connecticut, United States. Son of John A. and Rachel (Patterson) Benson.
Bachelor, Wesleyan University, 1943; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1946.
Intern, University Hospitals, Cleveland, 1946-1947; resident, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1949-1951; fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1951-1953; research assistant, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1953-1954; instructor medicine, Harvard University, 1956-1959; head division gastroenterology, U. Oregon Medical School, Portland, 1959-1975; professor medicine, U. Oregon Medical School, Portland, 1965-1993; professor emeritus, Oregon Health Science U., Portland, since 1993; interim dean School Medicine, Oregon Health Science U., 1991-1993; dean emeritus, Oregon Health Science U., since 1993. Consultant VA Hospitals, Madigan General Army Hospital, John A. Hartford Foundation.
Member Oregon Medical Ednl. Foundation, 1967-1973, director, 1967-1973, president, 1969-1972;board directors N.W. Center for Physician-Patient Comm., since 1994, American Academy onPhysician and Patient, 1994-1999. Board directors Foundation for Medical Excellence, since 1996, president, since 1998.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1947-1949. Member Associate of Applied Science, American Medical Association, American College of Physicians (master), American Gastroenterol. Association (secretary 1970-1973, vice president 1975-1976, president-electrical 1976-1977, president 1977-1978), American Clinical and Climatological Association (Vice-President 1997), American Society Internal Medicine, Western Association Physicians, North Pacific Society Internal Medicine, American Federation Clinical Research, Federated Council for Internal Medicine, American Association Study Liver Disease, Western Society Clinical Investigation, Society Health and Human Values, Association Health Superior vena cava syndrome Research, Institute Medicine NAS (senior), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Irene Zucker, September 29, 1947. Children: Peter M., John Alexander III, Susan Leigh, Jeremy P.