Background
Barnwell, John Blair was born on March 15, 1895 in Selma, Alabama, United States. Son of Bishop Robert W. and Madge Coutrier (Blair) Barnwell.
Barnwell, John Blair was born on March 15, 1895 in Selma, Alabama, United States. Son of Bishop Robert W. and Madge Coutrier (Blair) Barnwell.
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity College, 1917, Doctor of Science (honorary), 1953. Doctor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1923, Intern, Pennsylvania Hospital and Lying-in Charity Hospital, Philadelphia, 1923-1925. Research instructor pediatrics, medical school University of Pennsylvania, 1925-1926.
Resident Trudeau Sanatorium, Saranac Lake, New York, 1926-1928.
Physician in charge tuberculosis. unit U. Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1928-1946. Instructor internal medicine University of Michigan, 1928-1930, assistant professor, 1930-1935, associate professor, 1936-1946, lecturer school public health, 1940-1946.
Director tuberculosis. service, Chairman of Commission chemotherapy of tuberculosis. Virginia, Washington, 1946-1956, assistant chief medical director for research and education since 1956.
Consultant Michigan Department Health, 1940-1946, commission on hospitals Group for Advancement of Psychiatry, 1952.
Bell lecturer, Minneapolis, Hickey lecturer, Detroit, Dearholt lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Marquette U. Consultant, Selective Service System, Washington, World World War World World War World War II
Research (advisory council), American Hospital Association (chairman commission on tuberculosis.), Saint Louis (honorary), Toledo (honorary) academics medicine, Detroit Roentgen Ray and Radium Society (honorary), Sociedad Chilana de Tisiologia (honorary), Sociedad de Tisiologia de Venezuela (honorary), Michigan, Washtonaw County medical societies, Alpha Omega Alpha, Delta Psi.
Served as corporal Connecticut National Guard, 1916, captain Field Artillery, Advertising Educational Foundation, 1917-1919. Member American Medical Association, National Tuberculosis. Association (Trudeau medal 1950), American Public Health Association, American Association Thoracic Surgery, American (president 1943), Mississippi Valley (president 1939), Michigan (president 1935) Trudeau societies, American Clinical and Climatological Association, Colorado Foundation Episcopalian.
Club: Cosmos (Washington).