Background
Harrington, John Tolan was born on December 30, 1936 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Jay and Elizabeth C. (Tolan) Harrington.
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John Tolan Harrington
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Bachelor magna cum laude, College of the Holy Cross, 1958; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Yale University, 1962.
Career
Intern, resident in internal medicine, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, 1962-1965; clinical and research fellow in nephrology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, 1965-1968; nephrologist, director hemodialysis unit, New England Medical Center, Boston, 1971-1981; chief general medicine division, New England Medical Center, Boston, 1981-1986; department chairman medicine, Newton (Massachusetts)-Wellesley Hospital, 1986-1994; dean academic affairs, Tufts U. School Medicine, Boston, 1994-1995; assistant professor medicine, Tufts U. School Medicine, Boston, 1971-1975; associate professor medicine, Tufts U. School Medicine, Boston, 1975-1979; professor medicine, Tufts U. School Medicine, Boston, since 1979; dean ad interim, Tufts U. School Medicine, Boston, 1995-1996; dean, Tufts U. School Medicine, Boston, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
President Hummocks Cmty. Organisation, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1970-1980, National Kidney Foundation, Massachusetts, 1988. Fellow American College of Physicians (governor Massachusetts chapter 1989-1993), Royal Irish College Physicians (honorary).
Member International Society Nephrology, American Society Nephrology, Holy NameSoc.
Connections
Married Gertrude Rose Hargraves, August 27, 1960. Children: Gertrude, Kathleen, Daniel, Ann, John, Mark, Timothy.
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Religion
Roman Catholic -
Political Party
Democrat