John Creahan Kern

Background

Kern, John Creahan was born on July 14, 1930 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of John Edmund and Mary Catherine (Creahan) Kern.

Education

Bachelor, University of California, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1955.

Career

Director cath laboratory, Long Beach (California) Veterans Ad, 1973-1974; chief general medicine, Long Beach (California) Veterans Ad, 1974-1975; research cardiologist, Atherosclerosis Research, Long Beach, 1975-1976; private practice, Newport Beach, California, 1976-1988; associate director clinical research, Lederle laboratories, Pearl River, New York, 1988-1989; cardiovascular research, Chemical Industries Basel-Geigy, Summit, New Jersey, 1989-1991; director pharmacology unit, Chemical Industries Basel-Geigy, Summit, New Jersey, 1991-1992; director pharmacology unit, Health and Sciences Research, Englewood, New Jersey, 1992-1993; director cardiology, Life Extension Institute, New York City, 1993-1995; clinical research physician, Berlex Corporation, Wayne, New Jersey, since 1995.

Achievements

• John Creahan Kern has been listed as a noteworthy cardiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President American Heart Association, Orange County, 1975. Program director Young Men’s Christian Association, OrangeCounty, 1985. Scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, Orange County, 1981.

Member Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma.

Connections

Married Collece Lynn McGalliard, October 14, 1962. Children: Djuna, Havilyn, Bradley. Married Kim Hammersmith, December 27, 1988.

Father:

John Edmund Kern

Mother:

Mary Catherine (Creahan) Kern

Spouse:

Kim Hammersmith

Spouse:

Collece Lynn McGalliard

child:

Havilyn Kern

child:

Bradley Kern

child:

Djuna Kern