Background
Jewett, John Figgis was born on February 26, 1914 in Brooklyn. Son of William Averill and Ethel (Figgis) Jewett.
obstetrician-gynecologist medical educator
Jewett, John Figgis was born on February 26, 1914 in Brooklyn. Son of William Averill and Ethel (Figgis) Jewett.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1935. Doctor of Medicine Harvard University, 1938. Diplomate American Board Ob-Gynecology
Intern, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1938-1940, surgical resident, 1940-1941. Resident in obstetrics-gynecology Boston Lying-In Hospital and Free Hospital for Women, 1945-1949, fellow in pathology, 1947. Teaching fellow in gynecology Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1949, from instructor to clinical professor Obstetrics-gynecology, 1946-1985, clinical professor emeritus, since 1985.
Chief obstetrics-gynecology Glover Memorial Hospital, Needham, Massachusetts, 1957-1966.
Obstetrician Boston-Lying-In Hospital, 1960-1964, senior obstetrician, 1964-1965. Senior obstetrician-gynecologist Boston Hospital for Women, 1965-1981, Brigham and Women"s Hospital, since 1981.
Visiting professor Wayne State University School Medicine, Detroit, 1982, Thomas Jefferson University School Medicine, Philadelphia, 1983. Consultant, director Eastern Massachusetts Professional Standard Review Organization, 1980-1985.
Member advisory com Massachusetts Department Public Health, 1970-1975. Member Governor"s Medical Assistance Advisory Council for Title XIX, 1966-1970. Member Massachusetts Committee Children and Youth, 1960-1965.
Member task force President"s Program for Prevention of Mental Retardation, 1965-1970.
Served to major United States Army, 1941-1946. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American College Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Obstetrical Society Boston (president 1975), Massachusetts Medical Society.
Member American Medical Association (committee maternal and child care 1978), Norfolk District Medical Society, Charles River District Medical Society, Obstetrical and Gynecological Travel. Club: Harvard (Boston).
Married Jeannie Isabella Thom, August 18, 1945. Children– John Figgis, Martha Kay, Paul Monteith.