John Vlok Dommisse

Background

Dommisse, John Vlok was born on October 19, 1940 in Worcester, South Africa. Son of John Herbert and Louise Adriana (Vlok) Dommisse. arrived in Canada, 1967. Came to the United States, 1976.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, U. Capetown Medical School, 1965.

Career

Rotating intern in medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, psychiatry, emergency medicine, # 2 Military Hospital, CapeTown, South Africa, 1966; general practice resident, Bridgeport (Connecticut) Hospital, 1967; clinical medical officer of health, Worcester, South Africa, 1971-1973; senior medical officer, Eben Donges General Hospital, Worcester, 1974; demonstrator in psychiatry, U. Toronto, 1975-1976; director out-patient services, Maryview Psychiatric Hospital, Cmty. Mental Health Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1976-1978; private practice psychiatry and nutritional medicine, Portsmouth, 1978-1994; private practice metabolic medicine, Portsmouth, 1988-1994; private practice metabolic medicine, Tucson, since 1994. Private general practice, Worcester, 1967, Toronto, 1971.

Achievements

• John Vlok Dommisse has been listed as a noteworthy Nutritional, metabolic physician, psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal College Physicians of Canada (certified in psychiatry). Member Canada Psychiatric Association, Physicians for National Health Program, African National Congress of South Africa (health department since 1978), Committee Health in Southern Africa, National/Virginia/Portsmouth Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Tidewater Academy Psychiatry, Portsmouth Academy Medicine, Tidewater Nutrition Council, Complementary Medical Association, American Preventive Medical Association.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, word-processing, fitness-walking, golf, political and philosophical discussion.

Connections

Married Marion Linsingen, April 2, 1965 (divorced February 1972). Married Bettina Dignas, October 21, 1972. Children: Liesl Angelique, Janneke Andria.

Father:

John Herbert Dommisse

Mother:

Louise Adriana (Vlok) Dommisse

Spouse:

Bettina Dignas

Spouse:

Marion Linsingen

child:

Janneke Andria Dommisse

child:

Liesl Angelique Dommisse