Lee Joseph Melton III

Background

III, Lee Joseph Melton was born on May 17, 1944 in Pensacola, Florida, United States. Son of Lee Joseph and Virginia Hortense (Peck) M.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1965; Doctor of Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1969; Master in Public Health, University of Michigan School Public Health, 1971.

Career

Intern, United States Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida, 1969-1970; assistant head, head Disease Analysis & Control Branch, Navy Bureau Medicine and Surgery, Washington, 1973-1977; resident, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1970-1973; consultant section clinical epidemiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, since 1977; chair Department Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1993-1994; professor epidemiology, May Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, since 1986; Eisenberg professor, May Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, since 1991. Chair Geriatrics and Gerontology Review Committee, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland., 1986-1990. Advisory panel Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress, Washington, 1990-1995.

Study group World Health Organization, Geneva, 1992.

Achievements

• Lee Joseph Melton III has been listed as a noteworthy Preventive medicine physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee National Osteoporosis Foundation, Washington, 1997-1998. Fellow American College Preventive Medicine, American College Epidemiology, American Epidemio. Society, Royal Society Medicine.

Member (honorary) Hungarian Osteoporosis Society, Sigma Xi (president 1994-1995).

Interests

• Avocation: painting.

Connections

Married Jane Campbell, June21, 1969. Children: Claire Michelle, Ryan Campbell, Robert Tyler, Joseph Chandler.

Father:

Lee Joseph M.

Mother:

Virginia Hortense (Peck) M.

Spouse:

Jane Campbell

child:

Robert Tyler III

child:

Ryan Campbell III

child:

Claire Michelle III

child:

Joseph Chandler III