Background
O'Connell, John Bernard was born on July 27, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John B. O'C.
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John Bernard O'Connell
Edit Profilemedical educator chairman department of medicine
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1971; Doctor of Medicine magna cum laude, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, 1974.
Career
Intern, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, 1975-1976;
resident in internal medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, 1976-1978;
chief resident in internal medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, 1977-1978;
fellow in cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, 1978-1980;
staff physician emergency department, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, 1979-1981;
attending cardiologist, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, 1980-1986;
medical director Cardiac Transplantation Program, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, 1984-1986;
clinical instructor in medicine, Loyola University, Stritch School Medicine, Maywood, 1977-1980;
assistant professor medicine, Loyola University, Stritch School Medicine, Maywood, 1980-1985;
associate professor medicine, Loyola University, Stritch School Medicine, Maywood, 1985-1986;
assistant chief medical service, Hines Veterans Administration Hospital., Maywood, 1981-1983;
attending cardiologist, Latter- Day Saints (Mormons) Hospital, Salt Lake City, 1986-1991;
attending cardiologist, U. Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, 1986-1991;
associate professor medicine, School Medicine, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1986-1991;
professor, School Medicine, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1991;
attending physician, University Hospital, U. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, since 1991;
professor medicine, U. Mississippi Medical School, Jackson, since 1991;
department chairman medicine, U. Mississippi Medical School, Jackson, since 1991. Consultant Salt Lake VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, 1988-1991, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, 1988-1991. Medical director, chairman of the executive committee UTAH Cardiac Transplant Program, Salt Lake City, 1986-1991.
Chairman advisory board Experimental Organ Transplantation Procedures, appointed by Governor of Illinois, 1985-1986. Member working group on myocarditis National Heart, Lung and BloodInst., 1985. Committee member International Symposium Inflammatory Heart Disease, Snowmass, Colorado, July, 1988.
Member science county International Society and Federation Cardiology, since 1990. Member special study section National Institutes of Health, 1990. Member science board International Congress of Cardiology on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy and Cardiomyopathies, Greece, 1990.
Member of advisory committee Mississippi Health Scis.Info. Network, 1992-1994; medical director Mississippi Organ Procurement Agency, 1992-1993. Member science committee International Workshop on the Cardiomyopathies, LaCoruna, Spain, 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Chest Physicians, American College Cardiology (cardiactransplantation committee since 1991, conference steering committee 1991-1992), American College Angiology. Member American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Transplant Physicians (member training and manpower committee since 1990, member public policy committee since 1993, numerous others), New York Academy Sciences, International Society Heart and Lung Transplant (member science program committee 1987, 89, 90, councilor 1989-1991, president-elect 1991-1992, president 1993-1994, past president 1993-1994, others), Transplantation Society, Association professors Medicine, Research, Mississippi (board directors), Jackson Academy Medicine, Southern Society Clinical Investigation, American Federation Clinical Research (senior midwest section 1983-1986), Southern Society Clinical Research, Control Society Clinical Research, Mississippi State Medical Association, Control Medical Society, American Heart Association (board directors West Cook County 1982-1986, vice president 1985-1986, chairman 1990-1992, numerous others), United Network for Organ Sharing (member coalition on organ doning 1991-1992,member thoracic committee since 1992, member science advising committee since 1993), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Mary Owens, January 12, 1980. Children: Jessica, Moira, Claire, Sheila, John.
