Background
Stapleton, John Frederick was born on January 25, 1921 in Brooklyn. Son of John Boyd and Lillian Martha (Gramsey) Stapleton.
Stapleton, John Frederick was born on January 25, 1921 in Brooklyn. Son of John Boyd and Lillian Martha (Gramsey) Stapleton.
AB, Fordham University, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, Georgetown University, 1945. Doctor of Science (honorary), Georgetown University, 1983.
Resident in internal medicine Georgetown University, Washington, 1949-1951, fellow cardiology, 1951-1952, clinical instructor medicine, 1952-1954, assistant professor medicine, 1954-1965, medical director, professor medicine, 1967-1989, acting dean school medicine, 1984-1985, professor medicine emeritus, since 1989. Chief cardiology, associate professor medicine Woman's Medical College Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1965-1967. Attending physician Veterans Administration Hospital, District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, Georgetown University Hospital, 1952-1954, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1965-1967, Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital, 1965-1967.
Director medical education, attending physician St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1954-1965. Consultant Veterans Administration Hospital, Rutland Heights, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1960-1965, Veterans Administration Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware, 1965-1967, Landis State Hospital for Tuberculosis, Philadelphia, 1965-1967. Heart coordinator Metropolitan Washington Regional Medical Program, 1969-1972.
Mayor's advisory task force on Hospital Licensure, 1984. Board directors Washington Regional Transplant Consortium, 1986-1989. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1946-1948.
Fellow Council Clinical Cardiology. Member American Medical Association (Georgetown delegate hospital medical staff section 1980-1989), American Heart Association (president Worcester affiliate 1962-1963, vice president Massachusetts chapter 1964-1965, committee professional education 1969, board directors nation's capital affiliate 1969-1981, president 1976-1977, Distinguished Service 1977, Heart of Gold 1984), National Capital Medical Foundation (hospital advisory committee 1982-1984), Association Hospital Medical Education (president 1960-1962, John Leonard award 1987), American Society Internal Medicine, American College Physicians (governor's council 1978-1985), District of Columbia Medical Society (executive board 1986-1988), District of Columbia Hospital Association (committee hospital staff relations 1984-1989), Army Navy Country Club.
Married Santina Clauter, September 30, 1950. Children: Kathleen, Jacqueline, David, Carol, Jeffrey.