Background
Durant, John Ridgeway was born on July 29, 1930 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of Thomas Morton and Jean Margaret (deVries) Durant.
administrator consultant oncologist
Durant, John Ridgeway was born on July 29, 1930 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Son of Thomas Morton and Jean Margaret (deVries) Durant.
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, 1952. Doctor of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, 1956. Degree (honorary), University Alabama, 1993.
Intern, then junior assistant resident in medicine Hartford (Connecticut) Hospital, 1956-1958. Resident in medicine Temple University Medical Center, 1960-1962. Special fellow medical neoplasia Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York City, 1962-1963.
American Cancer Society advanced clinical fellow Temple University of Health Sciences Center, 1964-1967, instructor, then assistant professor medicine, 1963-1967. Clinical associate chemotherapy Moss Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, 1964-1967. Research associate Fels Research Institute, 1965-1967.
Member faculty University Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, 1968-1982, professor medicine, director comprehensive cancer center, 1970-1982, professor radiation oncology, 1978-1982, chairman Southeastern cooperative cancer study group at university, 1975-1982, Distinguished faculty lecturer, 1980. President Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, 1982-1988. Senior vice president health affairs and director medical center University Alabama, Birmingham, 1988-1995.
Executive vice president American Society Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, Virginia, 1995-2000. Consultant medical director Walther Cancer Institute, Indianapolis, since 2000. Consultant Baptist Health Systems, Birmingham, Alabama, since 2000.
Chairman cooperative group executive committee National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1977-1982, chairman cooperative group chairmen, 1979-1982. Consultant Veterans Administration Hospital, Tuskegee, Alabama, 1970-1982. Executive committee Birmingham chapter American Red Cross, 1972-1977.
Member National Cancer Advisory Board, 1986-1992.
Member advisory council for science Notre Dame University, 2002^. Served as officer Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1958-1960. Fellow American College of Physicians, College Physicians Philadelphia.
Member American Cancer Society (vice chairman advanced clinical fellowship committee 1974-1976, 85-87, member institutional research grant committee 1979-1982, president Alabama division 1973-1975, 77-79, member blue ribbon committee to review national research program 1994-1995), American Association Cancer Research, American Radium Society (president 1984), American Board International Medical Oncology (subcommittee 1979-1985, chairman 1983-1985), Association American Cancer Institutes (director since 1978, president 1982-1983), Association Community Cancer Centers (director 1979-1981), American Society Clinical Oncology (chairman public relations committee 1976-1979, board directors 1979-1982, 84-87, president 1985-1986, Special Recognition award 1999), others.
Married Mary Sue Avery Dillon, January 13, 1990. Children by previous marriage: Christine Joy, Thomas Arthur (deceased), Michele Grace, Jennifer Margaret.
