Background
Fischetti, John Leo was born on January 3, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Salvatore John and Lucy (Jones) Fischetti.
Cardiologist physician researcher
Fischetti, John Leo was born on January 3, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Salvatore John and Lucy (Jones) Fischetti.
Bachelor, Hunter College (New York), 1950; Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1954.
Intern, Brooklyn Hospital, 1954-1955; resident in internal medicine, Brooklyn Hospital, 1955-1957; fellow in cardiology, Brooklyn Hospital, 1957-1958; from assistant to associate, The Brooklyn Hospital, 1958-1968; associate director Cardiac Care Unit, The Brooklyn Hospital, 1961-1968; chairman medical board, The Brooklyn Hospital, 1968-1969; assistant clinical professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, 1970-1972; medical director bio R & D, Parke Davis, Detroit, 1974-1978; director cardio renal unit, ICI Americas, Wilmington, Delaware, 1979-1989; director cardio renal unit, Smith Kline Beecham, Philadelphia, since 1989. Consultant cardiovascular rehabilitation unit Cape Fear Hospital, Fayetteville, North Carolina,1977-1979.
Staff sergeant United States Army, 1944-1946, China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations/PTO. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Cardiology, American College Chest Physicians. Member Am.Soc. Pharmacy and Therapeutics.
Married Jane Fischetti, August 20, 1950 (divorced December 1976). Children: John C., Patricia Fischetti Drevets. Married Maryann Biller, February 3, 1984.