John Douglas Conger

Background

Conger, John Douglas was born on January 15, 1939 in Cottonwood, Idaho, United States. Son of Earnest A. and Helen M. (Hines) Conger.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Seattle U., 1961; Doctor of Medicine, U. Washington, 1965.

Career

Research fellow, University of California, San Francisco, 1971-1973; assistant professor, U. Colorado, Denver, 1973-1977; associate professor, U. Colorado, Denver, 1977-1987; professor, U. Colorado, Denver, since 1988; chief of staff, VA Medical Center, Denver, since 1997. Consultant Cobe laboratories, Lakewood, Colorado, 1974-1980. Member of advisory board SmithKline Beecham & Beecham, Philadelphia, since 1994.

Chairman research committee American Heart Association Colorado, Denver, since 1995.

Achievements

• John Douglas Conger has been listed as a noteworthy Vascular physiologist, nephrologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman minority committee U. Colorado, Denver. Lieutenant commander United States Navy, 1965-1971. Fellow American College of Physicians.

Member American Physical Society, American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, International Society nephrology.

Interests

• Avocations: mountain climbing, fly fishing.

Connections

Married Carol A. Cherberg, May 13, 1961. Children: David, James, Paul, Carolyn, Catherine.

Father:

Earnest A. Conger

Mother:

Helen M. (Hines) Conger

Spouse:

Carol A. Cherberg

child:

James Conger

child:

Paul Conger

child:

Carolyn Conger

child:

Catherine Conger

child:

David Conger