Background
Page, Richard Leighton was born on March 8, 1958 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Ellis Batten and Elizabeth Latimer (Thaxton) Page.
Cardiologist researcher medical educator
Page, Richard Leighton was born on March 8, 1958 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Ellis Batten and Elizabeth Latimer (Thaxton) Page.
Bachelor of Science in Zoology magna cum laude, Duke University, 1980. Doctor of Medicine, Duke University, 1984.
Research fellow in pharmacology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1982-1983;
intern department medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1984-1985;
resident department medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1985-1987;
cardiology fellow clinical electrophysiology, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1987-1989;
clinical cardiology fellow, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1989;
lecturer medicine division cardiology, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1989-1990;
associate in medicine, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1990;
assistant professor, director clinical electrophysiology laboratory, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1990-1992;
assistant professor medicine, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 1992-1995;
associate professor, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, since 1995. Director section clinical electrophysiology University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, since 1992. Director clinical electrophysiology laboratory, arrhythmia and pacemaker service, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, since 1992.
Holder Dallas Heart Ball Chair in Cardiac Arrhythmia Research, since 1997. Director Stanley J. Sarnoff Endowment for Research in Cardiovasc. Science, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland., since 1990, co-chairman, 1992.
Dallas Heart Ball chair in Cardiac Arrhythmia Research,1997-.
Fellow Stanley J. Sarnoff Society, American Heart Association, American College Cardiology. Member North America Society Pacing and Electrophysiology, Texas Medical Association, Dallas County Medical Society, North Texas Electrophysiology Society (trustee), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Jean Reynolds, October 12, 1985. Children: Franklin Reynolds, Gillian Grace, Edward Batten.