Background
Joseph Christopher was born in 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; son of James Clare and Sarah Catherine O'L.
Joseph Christopher was born in 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; son of James Clare and Sarah Catherine O'L.
Joseph studied at the University of Scranton at the faculty of biology in Pennsylvania, United States. In 1971 he became a Bachelor of Science. In 1975 he was a student of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He became a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. He has a Diplomate Am. Board of Internal Medicine. He is certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology.
Joseph was an Intern at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital ( Michigan State University) from 1975 to 1976. In this year he became a Resident in Internal Medicine. He worked there for two years. From 1978 to 1980 he worked as a Senior Postdoctoral Fellow in Gastroenterology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia, Missouri, United States.
He had a private practice in medicine specializing in gastroenterology in Warren, Michigan, United States, since 1980. In 1980 Joseph became a member of staff BiCounty Hospital in Warren, Michigan, United States. In this year he was a chairman of the endoscopy committee at Mount Clemens General Hospital in Michigan, United States.
Joseph was a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, United States, since 1980. He became a Vice-president in Tri-County Gastroenterology Professional Corporation. He is a lecturer in the field. Since 1980 he worked as an adjunct at Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. He became a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists in 1990 and the Royal Society of Medicine (London) in 1995. He was appointed Chief of Gastroenterology at Mt. Clemens Général Hospital In Mt. Clemens, Michigan, United States In 1995. He was the First Osteopathic Physician elected to The American Gastroenterological Association in 1981 and the Royal Society of Medicine in London, England in 1995. He served as a Delegate to The World Congress of Gastroenterology in Vienna, Austria in 1998 and in Bangkok, Thailand in 2002.
Joseph married to Deborah Caroline Ventrone on December 27, 1975. They have two children: Matthew Christopher and Ryan Christopher.