Background
Dumars, Kenneth W. was born on September 28, 1921 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Kenneth W. Senior and Annie (Wright) Dumars.
Medical geneticist educator pediatrician
Dumars, Kenneth W. was born on September 28, 1921 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Kenneth W. Senior and Annie (Wright) Dumars.
Bachelor in Zoology, University Denver, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, University Colorado School Medicine, 1945.
Intern Minneapolis General Hospital, 1945-1946. Residency University Colorado School Medicine Pediatrics, 1948-1950. Private practice Great Falls, Montana, 1950-1951, Colorado Springs, 1951-1961.
Attending physician Neurology Clinic University Colorado Medical Center, 1955-1961. Medical director Cardinal Hill Convalescent Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, 1961-1962. Director Chromosome Laboratory Penrose Cancer Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1963-1965.
Pediatrician Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey, California, 1965-1968. Attending physician White Memorial Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1965-1968, Los Angeles County General Hospital, 1965-1968, Children Hospital Orange County, 1965-1995. Attending physician (emeritus) University California Irvine Medical Center, since 1968.
Clinical instructor pediatrics University Colorado Medical Center, 1955-1961. Assistant professor pediatrics University Kentucky School Medicine, 1961-1962, University Colorado Medical Center, 1962-1963. Assistant clinical professor pediatrics University Colorado Medical Center, 1963-1965.
Associate professor pediatrics University California Irvine College Medicine, 1971-1979. Visiting professor Department Child Health Welsh National School Medicine, Cardiff, Wales, 1976-1977. Professor pediatrics University California Irvine College Medicine, 1979-1991.
Professor obstetrics and gynecology, University California Irvine College Medicine, 1982-1991. Professor pediatrics emeritus University California Irvine College Medicine, since 1991. Consultant Colorado State Health Department for Traveling Epilepsy Clinic State of Colorado, 1958-1965, Fort Carson Hospital, Colorado, 1958-1965, Penrose Cancer Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1958-1965, Division of Adoptions Orange County Department Public Welfare, 1968-1982, Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center Orange County, 1968-1971, Genetic Disease Branch California State Health Department, Berkeley, 1974-1992 (numerous grants), Administration Development Disabilities, Sacramento, California, 1972-1988, Washington, 1978-1984 (numerous grants), National Foundation March of Dimes, Orange County, California, 1974-1989 (numerous grants, distinguished service award, 1976, 79, 89, medical advisory committee Orange chapter 1974-1989, executive committee Orange chapter 1987-1989), National Tuberous Sclerosis Association, Landover, Maryland, 1983-1991 (commendation and award 1986, medical advisory board 1983-1991, medical research committee 1983-1991), Huntington Disease Foundation, Los Angeles chapter, since 1988 (medical advisor since 1988).
Medical director Medical Genetics Fountain Valley a MediGene Facility, 1991-1993. Director Southeast Asian Genetic Program, 1984-1991, University California Irvine University Affiliated Program, 1972-1986, Cytogenetics Laboratory Department Pediatrics, 1965-1986, Division of Clinical Genetics and Development Disabilities Department Pediatrics, 1972-1986. Director cytogenetic laboratory University California Irvine College Medicine, 1965-1986.
Member Council Regional Network for Genetic Diseases, Atlanta, since 1988 (chair thalassemia committee since 1988, member sickle cell, thalassemia, other hemoglobin variants committee, since 1988) and numerous others.
Consultant Rehabilitation Institute Orange, Orange County, California, 1968-1971, Navajo Nation, Gallup, New Mexico, 1980-1982. Captain Army of the United States, 1946-1948. Founding Fellow American College Medical Genetics, fellow Am Board Paediatrics, American Board Medical Genetics.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Human Genetics, American Association Mental Deficiency, American Eugenics Society, Environmental Mutagen Society, Western Society Paediatric Research, European Society for Human Genetics, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain Medical Section.
Married Barbara Lou Belcher Dumars, September 17, 1942 (deceased September 1967). Children: Stephen Craig, David Bruce, Peter Kent, Janet Rae, Leslie Marie. Married Gayle E. Fialko Dumars, January 17, 1976.