John Allen Clements

Background

Clements, John Allen was born on March 16, 1923 in Auburn, New York, United States. Son of Harry Vernon and May (Porter) Clements.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1947; Doctor of Medicine (honoris causa), U. Berne, Switzerland, 1990; Doctor of Medicine (honoris causa), Philipps U., Marburg, Germany, 1992; Doctor of Science (honoris causa), U. Manitoba, 1993.

Career

Research assistant department physiology, Medical College New York, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1947-1949; commissioned First lieutenant, United States Army, 1949; advanced through grades to captain, United States Army, 1951; assistant chief clinical investigation branch, Army Chemical Center, 1951-1961; associate research physiologist, University of California, San Francisco, 1961-1964; professor pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, since 1964; Julius H. Comroe Junior professor pulmonary biology, University of California, San Francisco, since 1987; member of staff Cardiovascular Research Institute, Cardiovasc. Research Institute, San Francisco, since 1961; member graduate group in biophysics, Cardiovasc. Research Institute, San Francisco, since 1987.

Career investigator American Heart Association, 1964-1993. Member group in biophysics and medical physics University of California, Berkeley, 1969-1987. Consultant Surgeon General United States Public Health Service, 1964-1968, Surgeon General United States Army, 1972-1979.

Science counselor National Heart and Lung Institute, 1972-1975. Bowditch lecturer American Physiological Society, 1961. 2d annual lecturer Neonatal Society, London, 1965.

Distinguished lecturer Canada Society Clinical Investigation, 1973. Member National Heart Lung and Blood Advisory Council, 1990-1993. Ulf von Euler Memorial lecturer Karolinska Institute, 1996.

Achievements

• John Allen Clements has been listed as a noteworthy Physiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College Chest Physicians (honorary), Royal College Physicians (London). Member NAS, Western Association Physicians, Western Society Clinical Research, Perinatal Research Society (councillor 1973-1975), American Lung Association (honorary, life).

Connections

Married Margot Sloan Power, November 19, 1949. Children: Christine, Carolyn.

Father:

Harry Vernon Clements

Mother:

May (Porter) Clements

Spouse:

Margot Sloan Power

child:

Carolyn Clements

child:

Christine Clements