Background
Farrar, John Thruston was born on June 26, 1920 in St. Louis. Son of Benedict and Ruth Elizabeth (Gregg) Farrar.
Farrar, John Thruston was born on June 26, 1920 in St. Louis. Son of Benedict and Ruth Elizabeth (Gregg) Farrar.
AB, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1945.
Intern, St. Louis County Hospital, Clayton, Missouri, 1945-1946;
assistant resident in pathology, Boston City Hospital, 1948-1949;
intern in medicine, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, Boston, 1949-1950;
assistant resident in medicine, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, Boston, 1950-1951;
research associate division gastroenterology, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, Boston, 1951-1954;
instructor medicine, Boston University School Medicine, 1954-1955;
assistant professor clinical medicine, Cornell Univercity College Medicine, New York City, 1956-1963;
associate professor medicine, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1963-1965;
chairman division gastroenterology, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1963-1978;
professor medicine, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1965-1992;
associate dean veterans affairs, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1979-1990;
professor emeritus, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, since 1992. Chief gastroenterology section medical service Veterans Hospital, New York City, 1955-1963. Associate chief of staff research development Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York City, 1956-1963.
Consultant gastroenterology McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, 1963-1978, chief of staff, 1979-1990. National advisory panel national program review committee VA, 1965-1969. Advising committee gastrointestinal drugs Food and Drug Administration, Washington, 1971-1974, 77-82, consultant, 1976-1977.
Grants review committee National Foundation Ileitis Colitis, Inc., 1975-1979, national scientific advising committee 1975-1979. Chairman long range planning committee National digestive Diseases Education Information Clearinghouse, 1983-1985, chairman scientific Evaluation subcommittee 1983-1985, chairman of the executive committee advisors, 1983-1990. Member steering committee International Conference Gastrointestinal Motility, 1975-1981, chairman steering committee, 1977-1979.
Chairman American Board Gastroenterology, 1979-1983. Member of the Board of Governors American Board Internal Medicine, 1979-1985. First vice-chairman Coalition Digestive Desease Orgns., 1983-1985.
President Digestive Disease National Coalition (formerly Coalition Digestive Disease Orgns.), 1986-1991. Research committee American Federation Aging Research, 1983-1989. Associate deputy chief medical director Department Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Control Office, Washington, 1990-1991, deputy chief medical director, 1991-1993, acting under secretary health, 1993-1994, deputy under secretary health, 1994-1995.
Associate chief of staff extended care Veterans Affairs medical Center, Martinsburg, West Virginia, since 1995.
Board trustees Elk Hill Farm for Boys, 1974-1980. President Goochland Family Svc. Society, 1975-1976, 79-81.
Captain United States Army Medical Corps., 1946-1948. Member American College of Physicians (county sub-specialty societies 1985-1988, chairman gastroenterology committee 1985-1986, chair Washington 1986, San Francisco 1987), American Federation Clinical Research, American Gastroenterological Association ( research committee 1968-1971, national liaison committee 1971-1973, 77-80, treasurer 1972-1977, chairman publications committee 1977-1980, governor board 1972-1977, 80-89, vice president 1980-1981, president-electrical 1981-1982, president 1982-1983, Chairman of Commission public policy and government relations 1986-1989, historian, archivist 1986-1998), American Clinical Climatological Association, American Liver Foundation (board directors since 1986, Chairman, Board Of Directors 1990-1994).
Married Joan Hayward Niedringhaus, May 20, 1947 (divorced February 1964). Children: John Hayward, Leslie Tweedy. Married Pamela Sedgwick Gibson, May 15, 1966 (divorced March 1994).
Children: Elizabeth Gregg, Anne Dandridge. Married Rowena Kay Bryan, October 28, 1995.