Background
Ross, Joseph Comer was born on June 16, 1927 in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of Joseph M. and Annie (Pinckley) Ross.
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Joseph Comer Ross
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Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Kentucky, 1950; Doctor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 1954.
Career
Intern, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, 1954-1955;
resident, Duke U. Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, 1955-1957;
research fellow, Duke U. Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, 1957-1958;
from instructor medicine to professor, Indiana U. School Medicine, Indianapolis, 1958-1970;
professor, department chairman medicine, Medical University of South Carolina., Charleston, 1970-1980;
visiting professor, Vanderbilt University School Medicine, Nashville, 1979-1980;
professor medicine, Vanderbilt University School Medicine, Nashville, since 1981;
associate vice chancellor for health affairs, Vanderbilt University School Medicine, Nashville, since 1982. Member cardiovascular study section National Institutes of Health, 1966-1970, program project committee, 1971-1975. Member of advisory county National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1982-1986.
Member ad hoc committees NAS, 1966, 67. Member President's National Advisory Panel on Heart Disease, 1972. Member merit review board in respiration VA Research Svc., 1972-1976, chairman, 1974-1976.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors, past president Nashville Ronald McDonald House. Board directors Agape, Leadership Nashville. Member of advisory committee Davidson County Cmty.
Health Agency; active Tennessee Lung Association With United States Army, 1945-1947. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Chest Physicians (governor South Carolina. 1970-1976, vice Chairman.bd.
Governors 1974-1975, Chairman of the Board Governors 1975-1976, executive council 1974-1980, president-elect 1976-1977, president 1978-1979, chairman science program committee 1973), Am.Coll. Cardiology; member American Medical Association (section on medical schools), American Federation Clinical Research (chairman Midwest section), American Physiological Society, American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, Association professors Medicine, Center Society Clinical Research, South Carolina. Medical Society, American Thoracic Society (national councillor 1972-1976), Southern Society Clinical Research, South Carolina.
Lung Association (Vice-President 1974-1975), American Society InternalMedicine, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Isabelle Nevins, June 15, 1952. Children: Laura Ann, Sharon Lynn, Jennifer Jo, Mary Martha, Jefferson Arthur.
