Marcus Clarence Houston

Background

Houston, Marcus Clarence was born on August 14, 1948 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Son of Rupert Roosevelt and Mary Ruth Houston.

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry summa cum laude, Southwestern U., Memphis, 1970; Doctor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 1974.

Career

Resident, intern, University of California Hospitals, San Francisco, 1974-1977; chief resident in medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, 1977-1978; assistant professor medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, 1978-1989; associate professor medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, 1989-1990; medical director cooperative care center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, 1983-1990; chief, clinical section, division of internal medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, 1987-1990; co-director medical intensive care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, 1978-1990; associate clinical professor medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, since 1990; chief of hypertension, St. Thomas Medical Group, Nashville, since 1990. Advisory board Health Trac Hypertension, 1990. Member National Bureau for Information on Coronary Heart Disease Risk, Connecticut, since 1990.

Achievements

• Marcus Clarence Houston has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Physicians (Tennessee chapter secretary 1987-1990). Member American Heart Association, American Thoracic Society, American Society Hypertension, Inter-American Society Hypertension, International Society Hypertension, S.E. Consortium Hypertension Centers, Nashville Academy Medicine, American Society Internal Medicine.

Interests

• Avocations: water skiing, running, tennis, reading.

Connections

Married Ellen Samms, May, 1971 (divorced 1980). Children: Helen Ruth, Marcus James. Married Keatha Parsons, May 7, 1983.

Children: John Marcus, Martha Kelly.

Father:

Rupert Roosevelt Houston

Mother:

Mary Ruth Houston

Spouse:

Ellen Samms

Spouse:

Keatha Parsons

child:

Martha Kelly Houston

child:

John Marcus Houston

child:

Marcus James Houston

child:

Helen Ruth Houston