Background
McGovern, John Hugh was born on December 18, 1924 in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States. Son of Patrick and Mary (McGovern) McGovern.
McGovern, John Hugh was born on December 18, 1924 in Bayonne, New Jersey, United States. Son of Patrick and Mary (McGovern) McGovern.
Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1947. Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1952.
Rotating intern, Brooklyn Hospital, 1952-1953; assistant resident in surgery, Brooklyn Veterans Administration Hospital., 1953-1954; with urology, New York Hospital, 1954-1956; exchange surgical registrar, West London Hospital, England, 1956-1957; resident in urological surgery, New York Hospital, 1957-1958; research assistant pediatric urology, New York Hospital, 1958-1959; assistant attending surgeon James Buchanan Brady Foundation, New York Hospital, 1959-1961; associate attending surgeon, New York Hospital, 1961-1966; attending surgeon, New York Hospital, since 1966; assistant in surgery Medical College, Cornell Univercity, 1957-1959; assistant professor clinical surgery, Cornell Univercity, 1959-1964; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, 1964-1972; professor, Cornell Univercity, since 1972; attending staff in urology, Lenox Hill Hospital, since 1969; in-charge urology, Lenox Hill Hospital, 1969-1983. Consultant urology Rockefeller Institute, St. Vincent's Hospital, Mercy Hospital, Phelps Memorial Hospital. Chairman county on urology National Kidney Foundation, 1982.
Lieutenant Medical corpus, United States army, 1942-1945. Fellow New York Academy Medicine (executive committee urological section 1968-1972, chairman 1972), American College of Surgeons (credentials committee since 1991), American Academy Pediatrics (urological). Member American Medical Association (diagnostic and therapeutic technical assessment board since 1991, diagnostic and therepautic technical assessment program panel 1991, DATTA panel since 1991), American Association G.U. Surgeons, New York State Medical Society (chairman urological section 1975), Medical Society County New York, American Urological Association (honorary member since 1994, president-elect 1988-1989, president 1989-1990, president New York section 1979-1980, New York representative executive committee 1982-1987, socioecons. committee 1987, chairman fiscal affairs review committee 1987, chairman awards committee 1990, time and place committee 1989-1990), New York State Urological Society (executive committee since 1982), Pan Pacific Surgical Association, American Association Clinical Urologists (president-elect 1987-1988, president 1988-1989, board directors since 1984, member interpersonal relations committee since 1975, government relations committee 1989-1990, program committee 1989-1990, nominating committee 1989-1990), Association American Physicians and Surgeons, Pan American Medical Association (diplomate since 1981), Urological Investigators Forum, Society Pediatric Urology (president-elect 1979-1980, president 1980-1981), American Trauma Society, Kidney Foundation (medical advisory board New York section, trustee, 1979) Société Internationale d'Urologie (executive committee United States section).
Honorary member Sociedad Peruana de Urología, Sociedad Guatemale de Urología, Sociedad Ecuadorians de Urología, Royal College Surgeons (London).
Married Mary Alice Cavazos, August 2, 1980. Children by previous marriage: John Hugh, Robert, Ward, Raymond.