Joseph Stokes, III

Background

III, Joseph Stokes, was born on December 2, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Joseph and Frances (Elkinton).

Education

AB, Haverford College, 1946. Doctor of Medicine magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1949.

Career

Intern Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1949-1950, assistant resident, 1950-1951. Resident general medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, 1953-1954, clinical assistant medicine, 1954-1955, assistant medicine, 1955-1961, acting chief infectious disease unit, 1960-1961. Assistant medicine Johns Hopkins School Medicine, 1950-1951.

Joined United States Public Health Service, 1951, advanced through grades to senior assistant surgeon, medical officer National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, assigned Framingham Heart Study, 1955-1960. Research associate preventive medicine Harvard Medical School, 1951-1953, teaching fellow medicine, 1953-1954, instructor preventive medicine, 1954-1956, associate preventive medicine, 1956-1961. Assistant medicine Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1951-1953.

Chief family health program Harvard University Medical School-Massachusetts General Hospital, 1954-1961. Heart disease control officer Hawaii Health Department, 1961-1962. Director medical education Queen's Hospital, Honolulu, 1962-1964, assistant chief medicine, 1963-1964.

Consultant Tripler Army Hospital, 1963-1964. Professor medicine, dean University California at San Diego School Medicine, 1964-1966, professor community medicine, 1966-1981, emeritus, 1981-1989, chairman department, 1966-1975. Professor medicine section preventive medicine and epidemiology Boston University Medical Center, 1981-1989.

Professor public health Boston University School Public Health, 1981-1989. Also adjunct professor department health science nutrition program Sargent College Allied Health Professions, senior research associate Center Educational Development Health Boston University. Member planning committee President' Commission on Health Education, 1972.

Visiting lecturer preventive and social medicine Harvard University, 1979. Special consultant Time-Life Books, 1972-1974. Member executive coordinator committee National Cholesterol Education Program, 1985-1989.

Member health risk appraisal update project Carter Center, Atlanta, 1986-1987. Member arteriosclerosis, hypertension and lipid metabolism advisory committee,1987-1989, National Institutes of Health, 1987-1989;principal investigator, Framingham Offspring/Spouse Study, 1981-1989, co-principal investigator, The Framingham Study, 1981-1989. Lecturer, Department of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical Sch, 1981-1989.

Achievements

• Joseph Stokes, III has been listed as a noteworthy medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Physicians, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Epidemiology. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Massachusetts Medical Society, Association Teachers Preventive Medicine (president 1973-1974), Society Preventive Cardiology (1st convenor 1984), International Epidemiologic Association, Society Epidemiologic Research, American Federation Clinical Research, American Heart Association, Society General Internal Medicine, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Association Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education (president 1976-1977), Harvard Medical Alumni Council, Alpha Omega Alpha. Member Internal Society and Federation of Cardiology, 1981-1989.

Connections

Son of; married Ruth Whitson, June 26, 1948. Children: Peter, Margaret, J. Barclay, Joseph.

Father:

Joseph Son

Mother:

Frances (Elkinton) Son

Spouse:

Ruth Whitson

child:

J. Barclay III

child:

Margaret III

child:

Joseph III

child:

Peter III