John Congleton Carson

Background

Carson, John Congleton was born on January 10, 1927 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Son of Frank Lee and Carrie May (Price) Carson.

Education

Bachelor, Yale University, 1950; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1954.

Career

Intern, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1954-1955; medical resident, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1955-1957; fellow cardiology, Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1957-1959; associate medicine, U. Kansas School Medicine, Kansas City, 1959-1960; private practice, La Jolla, California, since 1960; clinical professor medicine, University of California, San Diego, since 1960. Chief medicine Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, 1968-1969, chief staff, 1974-1975. Secretary Scripps Hospital Foundation, 1980-1986.

Achievements

• John Congleton Carson has been listed as a noteworthy Cardiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Class agent The Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut, 1966-1972. Trustee The Bishop's School, La Jolla, 1971-1976, Scripps Foundation for Medicine and Science, 1995. Sergeant United States Army 1945-1946.

Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Osler Society, Zamorano Club, Grolier Club.

Interests

• Avocations: medical history, 18th century English literature.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Hill, February 14, 1954. Children: Elizabeth Price, John Junior, Lee Hill, David Bradford, Barbara Curtis.

Father:

Frank Lee Carson

Mother:

Carrie May (Price) Carson

Spouse:

Elizabeth Hill

child:

Lee Hill Carson

child:

Elizabeth Price Carson

child:

Barbara Curtis Carson

child:

David Bradford Carson

child:

John Junior Carson