Background
Roberts, Joseph Thomas was born on October 21, 1909 in San Marcos, Texas, United States. Son of Doctor Joseph Thomas and Georgia Mary (Talmadge) Roberts.
Roberts, Joseph Thomas was born on October 21, 1909 in San Marcos, Texas, United States. Son of Doctor Joseph Thomas and Georgia Mary (Talmadge) Roberts.
Bachelor of Arts, Southwest Texas Teachers College, 1929. Doctor of Medicine 1936, Doctor of Philosophy, 1941. Master of Science, Tulane, 1933.
Medical resident Milne—Municipal Boys Home, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1932-1933. Interne Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland, 1939-1940. Various medical, academic positions from 1932, including chief medical officer Gallinger Municipal Hospital, Washington, 1943-1947.
Adjunct clinical professor medicine Georgetown University, George Washington University, 1943-1947.
Dean, School Medicine, professor medicine, head department medicine, medical director Hospital and Clinic, U. Arkansas, 1947-1948. Chief medicine Arkansas Eastern State Hospital for Nervous Diseases, 1947-1948.
Chairman dean’s committee, consultant internal medicine Veterans Administration Hospital., North Little Rock, Arkansas, 1947-1948. Consultant medicine Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1948.
Chief medical service, Veterans Administration Hospital., Batavia, New York, 1949-1950.
Chief cardiology secretary, Veterans Administration Hospital., Buffalo, 1950-1966. Lecturer medicine U. Buffalo School Medicine, 1949-1959, assistant professor medicine, 1959-1967. Chief cardiology secretary, Veterans Administration Hospital., Buffalo, 1950-1966.
Lecturer medicine U. Buffalo School Medicine, 1949-1959, assistant professor medicine, 1959-1967.
Responsible investigator, medical research committee National Research Council. Chief medical service Veterans Administration Hospital., Fort Howard, lMd., 1966-1967.
Assigned Physical Disability Agency, United States Army Central Physical Evaluation Board, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, also chief medical Service, chief professional servies, deputy director Andrew Rader Army Clinic, chief professional and medical services Military District Washington. Medical member disability policy board department Veterans benefits Virginia Central Office, Washington from 1970.
Member disability policy board department Veterans benefits Virginia Central Office, Washington from 1970. Served as major Medical Corps, United States Army Reserves, 1950-1955. Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases.
Fellow American College of Physicians (life), American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member International Academy Pathology, American Registry Cardiovascular Pathology (founder, advising committee), American Medical Association (honorable mention, 1949, 55, Certificate Association (founder, 1st president), Washington Heart Association (Executive Committee), American Diabetes Association, Diabetes Association District of Columbia (Executive Committee, secretary), Lay Diabetic Society District of Columbia (president), International Association Medical Museum, New Orleans and Texas Academy Science, Cleveland Medical Academy, Cleveland Medical library association, American Federation Clinical Research, American Association Anatomists, Southern Medical Society, Medical Society District of Columbia, Medical Society New York, Sigma Xi, Theta Kappa Psi (national secretary—treasurer 1948-1950, national councillor 1950-1952), Phi Beta Pi, Alpha Chirurgical Methodist Mechanisms of Disease (with Washington Sodeman), 1950-1967.
Married Mary Gertrude Goldston, June 10, 1938. Children: Joseph, Alton, James, Charles.