Background
Connolly, John Earle was born on May 21, 1923 in Omaha. Son of Earl A. and Gertrude (Eckerman) Connolly.
Connolly, John Earle was born on May 21, 1923 in Omaha. Son of Earl A. and Gertrude (Eckerman) Connolly.
AB, Harvard University, 1945; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1948.
International in surgery, Stanford University Hospitals, San Francisco, 1948-1949;
surgical research fellow, Stanford University Hospitals, San Francisco, 1949-1950;
assistant resident surgeon, Stanford University Hospitals, San Francisco, 1950-1952;
chief resident surgeon, Stanford University Hospitals, San Francisco, 1953-1954;
surgical pathology fellow, Stanford University Hospitals, San Francisco, 1954-1955;
surgical pathology fellow, Stanford University Hospitals, San Francisco, 1957-1960;
John and Mary Markle Scholar in medical science, Stanford University Hospitals, San Francisco, 1957-1962;
surgical registrar professional unit, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, 1952-1953;
resident in thoracic surgery, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1955;
resident in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1956;
from instructor to associate professor surgery, Stanford University, 1957-1965;
professor, University of California, Irvine, since 1965;
department chairman surgery, University of California, Irvine, 1965-1978;
attending surgeon, Stanford Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, 1959-1965;
chairman cardiovascular and thoracic surgery Irvine Medical Center, University of California, since 1968;
attending surgeon, Children's Hospital, Orange, California, since 1968;
attending surgeon, Anaheim (California) Memorial Hospital, since 1970. Visiting professor Beijing Heart, Lung, Blood Vessel Institute, 1990, Ampere-hour Duncanvis. professor of University Edinburgh, 1984. Hunterian professor Royal College Surgeons England, 1985-1986.
Kinmonth lecturer Royal College Surgeons, England, 1987, HumeLectr. Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, 1998, District Professor Lecturer Unified Superior vena cava syndrome Medical Center, 1998. Member of advisory county National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-National Institutes of Health, 1981-1985.
Consultant Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital., California, since 1965.
Board directors Audio-Digest Foundation, since 1974, Franklin Martin Foundation, 1975-1980. Regent Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, 1992-2003. Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1944.
Fellow American College of Surgeons (governor 1964-1970, regent 1973-1982, vice chairman board regents 1980-1982, vice president 1984-1985), Royal College Surgeons England, 1982 (honorary), Royal College Surgeons Ireland, 1988 (honorary), Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh, (honorary). Member Japanese Surgical Society (honorary), Vascular Society of Great Britian & Ireland (honorary), Board of Regents, National Library Medicine National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, American Surgical Association, Society University Surgeons, American Association Thoracic Surgery (council 1974-1978), Pacific Coast Surgical Association (president 1985-1986), San Francisco Surgical Society, Los Angeles Surgical Society, Society Vascular Surgery, Western Surgical Association, International Cardiovascular Society (president 1977), Society International Chirurgie, Society Thoracic Surgeons, Western Thoracic Surgical Society (president 1978), Orange County Surgical Society (president 1984-1985), James IV Association Surgeons (councillor since 1983), American Board Surgery (board directors 1976-1982), San Francisco Golf Club, Pacific Union Club, Bohemian Club (San Francisco), Harvard Club (New York City), Big Canyon County Club (Newport Beach, California), Cypress Point Club (Pebble Beach).
Married Virginia Hartman, August 12, 1967. Children: Peter Hart. John Earle, Sarah.