John Joseph Shea

Background

Shea, John Joseph was born on September 4, 1924 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Joseph and Catherine (Flanagan) Shea.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Notre Dame, 1945. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1947. Graduate student, University Vienna, Austria, 1954.

Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Christian Brothers College, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Rhodes College, 1984.

Career

Intern Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1947-1948. Resident Massachusetts Eye and Ear Hospital, 1949-1950. Founder, since president Shea Clinic, 1952.

Founder Memphis Eye and Ear Hospital, 1967. Clinical professor, department otolaryngology and maxillofacial surgery University Tennessee, University North Carolina, Tulane University. Consultant to surgeon general United States Navy.

Consultant Kennedy Veterans Administration Hospital, Memphis.

Achievements

• John Joseph Shea has been listed as a noteworthy Surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945. To lieutenant (junior grade), Medical Corps 1950-1952. Now lieutenant Commander Reserve.

Member American Medical Association, Pan American, Southern, Tennessee medical associations, American Academy Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology (1st Gold medal 1960), Acoustical Society of America, American Auditory Society, Neuro-Otological and Equilibiometric Society, American Hearing Association, American Association Mental Deficiency, American Triological Society, Royal Society Medicine, French, Danish and Buenos Aires societies otolaryngology, Australian Society Medicine (honorary), Memphis and Shelby County Medical Society, Association American Physicians and Surgeons, Mississippi-Louisiana Society Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Otosclerosis Study Club (president 1979), American Council Otolaryngology, Pan American Association Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Broncho-Esophagology (president 1982-1984), Australian, South African societies otolaryngology, American Otological Society (Gold medal Award of Merit 1986), National Hearing Association (president 1982, 83) Clubs: Centurian.

Connections

Married Gwyne Cooke Rainer, March 12, 1949 (divorced September 1956). Children: John Joseph III, Gwyn Rainer. Married Lynda Lee Mead, December 26, 1964.

Children: Paul Flanagan, Susanna Mead, Peter Ryan.

Father:

John Joseph Shea

Mother:

Catherine (Flanagan) Shea

Spouse:

Gwyne Cooke Rainer

Spouse:

Lynda Lee Mead

child:

John Joseph III Shea

child:

Susanna Mead Shea

child:

Peter Ryan Shea

child:

Paul Flanagan Shea

child:

Gwyn Rainer Shea