Background
Shazo, Richard Denson de was born on April 4, 1945 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Hyman Denson and Agnes L. (Carr) de Shazo.
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Richard Denson de Shazo
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Education
Bachelor in Chemistry, Religion, Birmingham Southern College, 1967; Doctor of Medicine, U. Alabama, 1971.
Career
Lieutenant colonel, United States Army Medical Corporation, 1972-1980;
intern in pediatrics, Children's and University Hospital, Birmingham, 1971-1974;
resident in internal medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1972-1974;
fellow in immunology, microbiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1974-1975;
fellow in clinical immunology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1975-1977;
clinical assistant professor medicine, U. Colorado School Medical, Denver, 1977-1978;
assistant professor medicine and pediatrics, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome University Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland., 1978-1980;
associate professor medicine and pediatrics, Tulane University School Medicine, New Orleans, 1980-1985;
professor medicine and pediatrics, Tulane University School Medicine, New Orleans, 1985-1989;
professor, department chairman medicine, U. South Alabama College Medicine, Mobile, 1989-1997;
professor medicine and pediatrics, department chairman medicine, U. Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, since 1997. Clinical immunologist Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Denver, 1977-1978. Staffattending internal medicine, assistant chief, clinical immunologist, director laboratory experimental immunology, allergy, clinical immunology Svc.
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1978-1980. Staff internist S.E. Cmty. Hospital, Washington, 1978-1980.
Chief allergy and rheumatology department pediatrics Tulane University School Medical, New Orleans, 1980-1985, adjunct associate professor microbiology, 1983-1985, director research and clinical operations department medicine, 1985-1989, director immunology program, 1987-1989. Attending physician VA and University Hospitals, New Orleans, 1980-1989, St. Jude Hospital, Kenner, Louisiana, 1987-1989. Member National Scientific Advisory Committee on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, National Institutes of Health, 1987-1991, study section on epidemiology of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 1987-1991, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome clinical trials group, 1987-1989, reviewers research, 1990-1994.
Chief clinical immunology and allergy VA medical Center New Orleans, 1985-1989, associate chief staff education, 1988-1989. Director training program internalmedicine, vice president health services foundation, chief division allergy departments medicine and pediatrics, member various committee U. South Alabama Hospitals and Clinics, Mobile, 1989-1997. Chief clinical immunology, allergy and rheumatology department medicine VA Medical Center, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1989-1997.
Member expert panel allergenic products Food and Drug Administration, 1991-1996. Assistant clinical coordinator Health Care Financing Agency cooperative cardiovascular project Alabama Quality Assurance Found, Birmingham, 1993-1994, board directors, 1994-1995, finance and planning committee, 1995-1996. Guest professors Children's Hospital Kansas City, St. Saint Louis University Medical School, Brooke Army Medical Center, National Jewish Hospital, U. South Florida, University Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Houston, others.
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Achievements
Membership
Elder Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1986-1989. Member administrative board Christ United Methodist Church, Mobile, 1990-1997, chairman, 1993-1996, chairman county on ministries 1993-1995. Board directors Leadership Mobile, 1994-1997.
Fellow American College of Physicians (program committee 1993-1995), American College Rheumatology, American College Chest Physicians, American College Allergy and Immunology, American Academy Allergyand Immunology (program and workshop committee 1985, chairman 1986, graduate education committee 1988-1989, allergy and immunology program directors association since 1989, standing committee fellowship programs 1990-1997, standing committee immunology in medical schools since 1993, chairman primer advising committee since 1992, co-chair commission on allergy in VA Medical Center 1995-1996, chair committee medical school 1994, Young Investigators award, 1979), American College Allergy, Asthma, Immunology (editorial board 1995), American Thoracic Society (program and workshop committee 1986-1987, secretary-treasurer 1987, national program committee 1988-1990, vice-chairman 1989, chairman 1989, chair section immunology 1992). Member American Medical Association (editor Primer on Allergy 1994), American Association Immunology, American College Physician Executives, Clinical Immunology Society Southern Medical Association, Alabama Society Allergy and Immunology, American Association Med.Colls. (county academic societies since 1994), American Federation Clinical Research (county southern section 1984-1987, 93), Association professors Medicine (board directors since 1995, national manpower committee 1994-1996), American Board Medical Specialists (county board representatives and administration since 1996), 2 Carnival Orgns.
Interests
Connections
Married Gloria L. Jenkins, June4, 1967. Children: Melanie, Mollie, Matthew.
