Background
Najarian, John Sarkis was born on December 22, 1927 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Garabed L. and Siranoush T. (Demirjian) Najarian.
Najarian, John Sarkis was born on December 22, 1927 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Garabed L. and Siranoush T. (Demirjian) Najarian.
AB with honors, University of California, Berkeley, 1948; Doctor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1952; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Athens, 1980; Doctor of Science (honorary), Gustavus Adolphus College, 1981; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), California Lutheran College, 1983.
Surgical intern, University of California, San Francisco, 1952-1953;
surgical resident, University of California, San Francisco, 1955-1960;
assistant professor surgery, director surgical research laboratories, chief transplant service department surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1963-1966;
professor, vice chairman, University of California, San Francisco, 1966-1967;
special research fellow in immunopathology, U. Pittsburgh Medical School, 1960-1961;
National Institutes of Health senior fellow and associate in tissue transplantation immunology, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, 1961-1963;
Markle scholar, Academy Medicine, 1964-1969;
professor, department chairman surgery, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, 1967-1993;
medical director Transplant Center, clinical chief surgery, University Hospital, 1967-1994;
chief hospital staff, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, 1970-1971;
Regents' professor, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, 1985-1995;
Jay Phillips Distinguished Chair in Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis, 1986-1995;
professor emeritus, clinical professor surgery, since 1995. Special consultant United States Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Training Committee, Institute General Medical Sciences, 1965-1969. Consultant United States Bureau Budget, 1966-1968.
Member science advisory board National Kidney Foundation, 1968. Member surgical study section A division research grants National Institutes of Health, 1970. Chairman renal transplant advisory group VA Hospitals, 1971.
Member board science consultant Sloan-Kettering Institute Cancer Research, 1971-1978. Member screening committee Dernham Postdoctoral Fellowships in Oncology, California division American Cancer Society.
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Board of directors, vice president Variety Club Heart Hospital, University of Minnesota. Trustee, vice president Minnesota Medical Foundation Served with United States Air Force, 1953-1955. Fellow American College of Surgeons.
Member Society University Surgeons, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Experimental Pathology, American Surgical Association (president 1988-1989), American Association Immunologists, American Medical Association, Transplantation Society (vice president western hemisphere 1984-1986, president 1994-1996), American Society Nephrology, International Society Nephrology, American Association Laboratory Animal Science, Association Academy Surgery (president 1969), Internat Society Surgery, Society Surgical Chairmen, Society Clinical Surgery, Central Surgical Association, Minnesota, Hennepin County medical societies, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minnesota, Howard C. Naffziger, Portland, Halsted surgical societies, American Heart Association, American Society Transplant Surgeons (president 1977-1978), Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease, Hagfish Society, Italian Research Society, Minnesota Academy Medicine, Minnesota Medical Association, Minnesota Medical Foundation, Surgical Biology Club, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, others.
Married Arlys Viola Mignette Anderson, April 27, 1952. Children: Jon, David, Paul, Peter.