John Robert Allen

Background

Allen, John Robert was born on July 25, 1946 in Somerset, Kentucky, United States. Son of Woodrow and Verna (Hail) Allen.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Davidson (North Carolina) College, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, U. Kentucky, 1972.

Career

Visiting fellow, Oxford (England) Medical School, 1972; intern in surgery, New York University-Bellevue Hospital Center, New York City, 1972-1973; surgical resident, New York University-Bellevue Hospital Center, New York City, 1973-1974; orthopedic surgical resident, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, 1974-1978; clinical fellow hip and implant surgery/teaching fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1978-1979; assistant professor orthopedic surgery, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1979-1982; assistant clinical professor orthopedic surgery, U. Kentucky, Lexington, since 1982; private practice, Lexington, since 1982; staff orthopedic surgeon, Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, since 1982; department chairman orthopedic, Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, 1988-1990.

Achievements

• John Robert Allen has been listed as a noteworthy Orthopaedic surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Advisory board Henry clay Memorial Foundation, Lexington, since 1994. Board directors God's Pantry Food Crisis Center, Lexington, 1989-1991. Chairman of the Board deacons 2d Presbyterian Church, Lexington, 1984.

Board directors Kentucky Ednl. Medical Political Action Committee, 1985-1988. Kentucky representative Orthopaedics Research and Education Foundation, 1984-1986.

Fellow American Academy Orthopaedics Surgeons. Member American Medical Association, Kentucky Orthopaedics Society (president 1987-1988), Bluegrass Orthopaedics Society (president 1984-1986), Fayette County Med.Soc. (vice president 1989-1990), American Orthopaedics Society for Sports Medicine, American College.Sports Medicine, Southern Orthopaedics Society, Clinical Orthopaedics Society, The Melrose Club, Lexington Rotary, Harbour Town Yacht Club, Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, skiing, gardening, cooking, traveling.

Connections

Married Robin Van Zytveld, October 8, 1992 (divorced April 1987). Children: Scott Spicer, Hilary Hail. Married Janet Lee Toth, June 27, 1991.

Father:

Woodrow Allen

Mother:

Verna (Hail) Allen

Spouse:

Robin Van Zytveld

Spouse:

Janet Lee Toth

child:

Hilary Hail Allen

child:

Scott Spicer Allen