John J. Downes

Background

Downes, John J. was born on September 14, 1930 in Pittsburgh. Son of John Joseph and Lenore Marie (King) Downes.

Education

Bachelor of Science, St. Saint Louis University, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, 1956.

Career

Intern, Indianapolis General Hospital, 1956-1957; with division Indian Health, United States Public Health Service, 1957-1959; resident in anesthesia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1959-1963; fellow in clinical pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1961-1963; professor anesthesia and pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1973-1996; emeritus professor anesthesia and pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1996; anesthesiologist-in-chief, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1972-1996.

Achievements

• John Jay Downes has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, anesthesiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

United States delegate International Standard, since 1968. Member American Society Anesthesiology, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (board directors 1986-1990), Society for Critical Care Medicine (founding member, committee mem.1988-1990, Shubin-Weil award 1990), Physicians for Social Responsibility (national board directors since 1995).

Connections

Married JoAnn Carol Splon, June14, 1956. Children: Margaret, Katherine, John, Peter.

Father:

John Joseph Downes

Mother:

Lenore Marie (King) Downes

Spouse:

JoAnn Carol Splon

child:

Margaret Downes

child:

John Downes

child:

Peter Downes

child:

Katherine Downes