Background
Lovejoy, John Fletcher was born on September 15, 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Son of John F. Senior and Margaret (McCabe) Lovejoy.
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John Fletcher Lovejoy
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Bachelor in History, Duke U., 1960; Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, U. Florida, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, U. Florida, 1966.
Career
Intern, Medical College Georgia, Augusta, 1966-1967;
resident in orthopedic surgery, Georgia Baptist-Scottish Rite Hospitals, Atlanta, 1967-1971;
private practice, Jacksonville, Florida. Clinical instructor orthopedic U. Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, since 1974. Member tissue committee St. Luke's Hospital, 1977-1986, chairman program committee, 1978, 86-87, member antibiotic utilization/infection control committee, 1978-1984, member surgical review committee, 1983-1986, member utilization review committee, since 1990, mem.anticoagulation task force, 1994.
Member library committee Baptist Memorial Hospital,1977-1979. President staff Nemours Children's Hospital, 1978-1980, member clinical coordinating committee, 1980-1985. President medical-dental staff Hope Haven Medical, 1977-1979.
Speaker in field.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Spina Bifida Foundation, 1974-1975, Riverside Presbyterian Day School, 1977-1979, Jacksonville Marine Institute, since 1982. Co-chairman crippled children's committee Morocco Temple, since 1974. Chairman Doctors for Ford Committee, 1976.
Member of national committee Physicians for Reagan-Bush, 1984, Physicians for Bush-Quayle, 1992. Member vestry All Saints Episcopalian Church, 1979-1982. President Hope Haven, Jacksonville, 1977-1979.
Member Executive Board directors Boy Scouts American, 1978, assistant scoutmaster Troop 94, 1979-1986, advisory board, since 1995. Secretary-treasurer NavyLeague, 1984-1986, program chairman, 1986-1987, president, 1990. Board directors Commodores League, since 1986, flag commodore, 1990.
Member citizens' advising committee automated skyway express project, 1977-1982. Member study group indigent health care aides task force Jacksonville Cmty. Council, 1989-1990; board directors Hope House Children's Clinic & Family Center, since 1978.
Lieutenant commander United States Navy, 1971-1973. Fellow American Academy Orthopaedics Surgeons (diplomate, chairman regional membership committee 1986, board councilors since 1993, local chairman joint parade 1994, chairman state orthopedic societies committee 1995, task force on certificates of added qualification 1994, task force on guidelines since 1994). Member American Medical Association, Southern Medical Association, Florida Orthopaedics Society (Executive Board 1979-1984, program chairman 1981-1982, county on specialty medicine 1987, president-elect 1989, president 1990), Florida Medical Association, N.E. Florida Orthopaedics Society (secretary-treasurer 1981-1982, president 1983), Duval County Medical Society (chairman membership committee 1977-1979, treasurer 1979-1981, secretary 1980-1981, public agys. committee 1981-1982, board directors since 1982, president professional liaison committee 1983, president foundation for medical care 1982-1986, chairman orthopedic section medical specialties committee 1983, vice president 1983-1986, president-elect 1987, president 1988, president Jacksonville Area Physicians for Better Government 1993-1995), Meniak Club (board directors 1979-1981, secretary 1982, president-elect 1988, president 1989), Florida Yacht Club, The River Club, Epping Forest Yacht Club, Masons, Shriners.
Connections
Married Harriet Ellen Jackson, October 8, 1966. Children: Ellen Lovejoy Holman, John F. III.
