Russell Bryant Leftwich

Background

Leftwich, Russell Bryant was born on November 1, 1951 in Glasgow, Kentucky, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, 1974; Doctor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 1978.

Career

Resident department internal medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1978-1981; clinical assistant professor medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1984; staff physician, Green Hospital, La Jolla, California, 1981-1983; director allergy center, Baptist Hospital member group practice in allergy and clinical immunology, 1983-1984; private practice, since 1985; chief division allergy, U. Tennessee-Baptist Hospital Internal Medicine Residency, since 1989.

Achievements

• Russell Bryant Leftwich has been listed as a noteworthy Allergist, immunologist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Comm. & Public Svc. Committee, since 1997. Fellow American Academy Allergy and Immunology (sinusitis committee, chairman computers and technical committee), American College Chest Physicians.

Member American Medical Association, American College Allergy and Immunology (member public relations committee, regional coordinator public relations network, chairman computers and technical committee since 1994), Tennessee Medical Association (delegate house delegations since 1990), Tennessee Society Allergy and Immunology (president 1989-1992), Nashville Academy Medicine (chairman young physicians committee 1990-1991, member committee public service committee, chairman 1997-1998, board directors since 1999), Nashville Society Internal Medicine, Southea. Society Allergy and Immunology, Southern Medical Association, Alpha Omega Alpha, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married; 2 children.