Background
Collins, John Joseph was born on January 22, 1934 in Thomasville, Georgia, United States. Son of John Joseph and Frances (Ryan) Collins.
Collins, John Joseph was born on January 22, 1934 in Thomasville, Georgia, United States. Son of John Joseph and Frances (Ryan) Collins.
Doctor of Medicine, St. Saint Louis University, 1957.
Intern, Ohio State University Hospital, 1957-1958; junior assistant resident in surgery, St. Saint Louis University Hospitals, 1958-1959; National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1962-1963; resident surgeon, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1963-1966; junior associate in surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1968-1970; fellow in thoracic surgery, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital-Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966-1968; research fellow surgery, Harvard University Medical School, 1966-1968; member of faculty, Harvard University Medical School, since 1969; professor surgery, Harvard University Medical School, since 1977. Chief division thoracic and cardiac surgery Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 1970-1988, vice department chairman surgery, since 1988.
Officer Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1959-1961. Fellow American College Cardiology (Susan B. Cummings Humanitarian award 1975). Member American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Association Thoracic Surgery, Society Thoracic Surgeons, American Surgical Association, American Heart Association, Society International Chirurgie, Alpha OmegaAlpha.