John William Harris

Background

Harris, John William was born on March 30, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ulysses Sylvester and Lillian (Dennett) Harris.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard, 1944.

Career

Intern, Boston City Hospital, 1944-1945; resident, Boston City Hospital, 1947-1948; research fellow medicine, Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, 1948-1951; research associate, Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, 1951-1952; senior instructor medicine, Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1952-1954; assistant professor, Western Reserve U., 1954-1957; associate professor, Western Reserve U., 1957-1962; professor, Western Reserve U., since 1962. Hematologist, visiting physician Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, since 1952, assoc.dir. department medicine, 1967-1981. Attending physician Veterans Administration Hospital., Cleveland, 1953-1958, senior attending physician hematology, since 1959.

Consultant staff Lutheran Hospital, since 1965. Member hematology study section National Institutes of Health, 1962-1966, chairman, 1983-1985, member hematology training grants committee, 1969-1973. Member committee blood and transfusion National Academy Sciences-National Research Council, 1963-1965.

Chairman Merit Review Board in Hematology, Medical Research Service, VA, 1977-1980.

Achievements

• John William Harris has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to captain United States Army, 1945-1947. Fellow American College of Physicians, International Society Hematology (national counselor, Interam. division 1986). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Investigation (past vice president), Central Society Clinical Research, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Society Hematology (president 1981-1982), Academy Medicine Cleveland, Association American Physicians, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Stephanie Jean Bunting, April 7, 1951. Children: Wendy Alexandra, Alison Dennett, Stephen Bunting.

Father:

Ulysses Sylvester Harris

Mother:

Lillian (Dennett) Harris

Spouse:

Stephanie Jean Bunting

child:

Wendy Alexandra Harris

child:

Stephen Bunting Harris

child:

Alison Dennett Harris