Background
Bigos, John Peter was born on November 20, 1955 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Stanley Anthony and Patricia (Collins) Bigos.
Bigos, John Peter was born on November 20, 1955 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Stanley Anthony and Patricia (Collins) Bigos.
Bachelor, Bowdoin College, 1977; Doctor of Medicine, U. Connecticut, 1982; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1986.
Medical intern, Hartford (Connecticut) Hospital, 1982-1983;
resident in internal medicine, Danbury (Connecticut) Hospital/ Yale University School Medicine, 1983-1985;
fellow in pulmonary medicine, Danbury (Connecticut) Hospital/ Yale University School Medicine, 1987-1989;
private practice pulmonology, New London, Connecticut, since 1989. Speaker, lecturer in field. Co-chairman carrier advising committee Travelers Medicare, since 1992.
Attending physician chief grade internal medicine Boston VA/Boston University, 1986-1987. Visiting pulmonary fellow U. Connecticut Health Center, 1988, Brompton Hospital, London, 1988. Member United States Senate Labor Human Resources Committee, 1982.
Fellow American College Chest Physicians. Member American Medical Association (caucus chairman Connecticut hosp.med. staff section since 1991, ad hoc health task force Connecticut 1992), American Cancer Society (president-elect Connecticut division, chairman publication issues committee since 1992, board directors, Executive Committee since 1992), American Thoracic Society and Lung Association (board directors Connecticut division 1988-1990, finance steering committee 1988, research awards committee 1988), Connecticut Thoracic Society, Connecticut State medical Society (associate councilor 1993-1995, secretary since 1995), American Aging Association, American College Chest Physicians, Massachusetts Medical Society, Phi Beta Kappa.