Background
Buckley, Mortimer Joseph was born on July 1, 1932 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Mortimer Joseph and Kathleen Josephine (O'Sullivan) Buckley.
Buckley, Mortimer Joseph was born on July 1, 1932 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Mortimer Joseph and Kathleen Josephine (O'Sullivan) Buckley.
AB, College Holy Cross, 1954; Doctor of Medicine, Boston University, 1958; D in Medicine (honorary), Aristotlean U., Salonica, Greece, 1986; Doctor of Science, Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1983; Master of Arts (honorary), Harvard University, 1989.
Intern in surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1958-1959; 3d assistant resident in surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1959-1960; 2d assistant resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1960-1962; 1st assistant resident, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1964-1965; resident in surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1965-1966; assistant in surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1966-1967; chief, Vascular Clinic, 1967-1969; assistant surgeon, Vascular Clinic, 1968-1971; associate in surgery, Vascular Clinic, 1968-1969; chief cardiac surgical unit, Vascular Clinic, since 1970; associate visiting surgeon, Vascular Clinic, 1972-1976; visiting surgeon, Vascular Clinic, since 1977. Teaching fellow in anatomy Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1960-1962, teaching fellow in surgery, 1965-1966, instructor surgery, 1966-1968, associate in surgery, 1968-1969, assistant professor surgery, 1969-1972, associate professor surgery, 1972-1976, professor surgery, since 1977. Clinical associate Clinic of Surgery, National Heart Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1962-1964.
Member New York Academy Science, American Medical Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, American Association Academy Surgery, American Board Thoracic Surgery, Society University Surgeons, Australian Computer Society, International Cardiovascular Society, Society for Vascular Surgery, New England, Boston surgical societies, American Association Thoracic Surgeons (chairman membership committee 1980, president 1995-1996), Society Thoracic Surgeons, American Heart Association (chairman cardiovascular surgical council 1980), Massachusetts Heart Association (president 1991), American Society Artificial Internal Organs, American College Cardiology, American Surgical Association, American College Chest Physicians.
Married MarilynScully, June 16, 1962. Children: Kathleen, Deirdre, Kara, Mortimer.