Background
Laragh, John Henry was born on November 18, 1924 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of Harry Joseph and Grace Catherine (Coyne) Laragh.
Laragh, John Henry was born on November 18, 1924 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of Harry Joseph and Grace Catherine (Coyne) Laragh.
Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1948.
Intern medicine, Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1948-1949; assistant resident, Presbyterian Hospital, 1949-1950; cardiology trainee, National Heart Institute, 1950-1951; research fellow, New York Heart Association, 1951-1952; assistant physician, Presbyterian Hospital, 1950-1955; assistant attending, Presbyterian Hospital, 1954-1961; associate attending, Presbyterian Hospital, 1961-1969; attending physician, Presbyterian Hospital, 1969-1975; president elect medical board, Presbyterian Hospital, 1972-1974; member of faculty College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1950-1975; professor clinical medicine, Columbia University, 1967-1975; spokesman Executive Committee faculty county, Columbia University, 1971-1973; vice chairman of the board of trustees for professional and science affairs, Presbyterian Hospital, 1974-1975; director Hypertension Center, chief nephrology division, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1971-1975; Master professor medicine, director, Hypertension and Cardiovascular Center, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, since 1975; chief cardiology division, Hypertension and Cardiovascular Center, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, 1975-1995. Consultant United States Public Health Service, since 1964.
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Member policy advisory board hypertension detection and follow-up program National Heart and Lung Institute, 1971, board science counselor, 1974-1979. Chairman United States of America-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Joint Program in Hypertension, 1977-1993. With United States Army, 1943-1946.
Fellow American College Cardiology. Member American College of Physicians (Master), American Heart Association (chairman medical advisory board county high blood pressure research 1968-1972), American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, Association University Cardiologists, Endocrine Society, American Society Nephrology, American Society Hypertension (founder, 1st president 1986-1988), International Society Hypertension (president 1986-1988), Harvey Society, Kappa Sigma, Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Omega Alpha, Country Club of Florida, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (Southampton, New York.
Married Adonia Kennedy, April 28, 1949. Children: John Coyne, Peter Christian, Robert Sealey. Married Jean E. Sealey, September 22, 1974.