Richard Allyn Carleton

Background

Carleton, Richard Allyn was born on March 15, 1931 in Providence. Son of Russell Francis and Margaret Rexford (Bristol) Carleton.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1952; Doctor of Medicine Harvard University, 1955.

Career

Intern, Harvard Service, Boston City Hospital, 1955-1956; resident and fellow in cardiology, Harvard Service, Boston City Hospital, 1956-1959; from assistant professor to professor medicine, University of Illinois, 1962-1968; chief cardiology, professor medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, 1968-1972; chief medical service and cardiology, San Diego Veterans Administration Hospital., also professor medicine University of California, San Diego, 1972-1974; professor, department chairman medicine, Dartmouth College Medical School, 1974-1976. Professor medical science, chief cardiology division Memorial Hospital, Brown U. Medical School, Providence, 1976-1997. Physician-in-chief Memorial Hospital, 1982-1995.

Principal investigator National Institutes of Health heart disease prevention program, 1982-1996. Chairman.R.I. Health Coord. Committee, 1978-1981.

Member National Heart, Lung and Blood Advisory Council, Department of Health and Human Services, 1984-1988.

Achievements

• Richard Allyn Carleton has been listed as a noteworthy Cardiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Population Panel, National Cholesterol Education Program, 1988-1990. Chairman.R.I. Prevention Coalition, since 1997. Board directors Hospice Care Rhode Island, since 1998.

Served to lieutenant commander Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1960-1962. Member American College of Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation, Association U. Cardiologists, American College Cardiology, American Heart Association (recipient Gold Heart award 1993, county clinical cardiology and epidemiology), Society Behavioral Medicine, Rhode Island Audubon Society (board directors since 1997).

Connections

Married April Michele Plumb, January 29, 1975. Children: Susan, Bradford, Margaret, Jennifer, Mary.

Father:

Russell Francis Carleton

Mother:

Margaret Rexford (Bristol) Carleton

Spouse:

April Michele Plumb

child:

Jennifer Carleton

child:

Mary Carleton

child:

Bradford Carleton

child:

Margaret Carleton

child:

Susan Carleton