Sheldon Bernarr Korones

Background

Korones, Sheldon Bernarr was born on April 26, 1924 in New York City. Son of Samuel Aaron and Estelle (Goldstein) Korones.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Tennessee, 1944. Doctor of Medicine, University Tennessee, Memphis, 1947.

Career

Intern, Boston City Hospital, 1948-1949; assistant resident pediatrics, Babies Hospital, New York City, 1950-1951, 53-54; assistant in pathology, Children's Medical Center, Boston, 1949-1950; assistant clinical professor pediatrics, U. Tennessee, 1961-1968; associate professor newborn services department pediatrics, U. Tennessee, 1968-1972; professor pediatrics, director newborn services, U. Tennessee, 1972-1989; professor obstetrics-gynecology., U. Tennessee, 1982-1989; alumni distinguished service professor pediatrics obstetrics-gynecology., U. Tennessee, since 1989. Project director, principal investigator collaborative perinatal project National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1960-1975. Director newborn center Regional Medical Center Memphis, since 1968.

Perinatal advising committee State Tennessee, since 1974, chairman subcommittee standards regionalization perinatal care, since 1975, subcommittee liaison, legislation fundingand community education, since 1979, subcommittee perinatal transportation, 1979-1986, governor's task force prevention mental retardation, 1980-1983, governor's task force healthy children, 1983-1986, subcommittee follow-up, 1983-1986, subcommittee evaluation, 1983-1986, subcommittee medical home., 1983-1986, task force child development standards department human services, 1984-1986. Medical service advising committee March of Dimes, 1974-1978, education advising committee, 1979-1987, Executive Committee west Tennessee chapter, 1986-1992. Board examiner oral exams maternal and fetal medicine American Board Ob-Gyn., Chicago, 1975.

Study panel bureau medical devices diagnostic productsFDA, 1976-1993. Principal investigator National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1976-1983, Cooperative Multictr. Network Neonatal Intensive Care Research, Bethesda, since 1986.

Professional education research committee American Lung Association Tennessee, 1977-1981. President-elect medical staff Regional Medical Center Memphis, 1982-1983, president 1983-1984. Advisory board Office Drug Policy, Memphis, 1991.

Subcommittee obstetrics-gynecology. newborn services TLC Family Care Healthplan, Memphis, since 1994. Member perinatal committee development clinical practice guidelines TennCare, First MentalHealth, Inc., 1996. Speaker, consultant in field.

Achievements

• Sheldon Bernarr Korones has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Neonatal Decision Making (Clinical Decision Making)

    (Like all "Decision Making" books, this volume addresses c...)

  • High Risk Newborn Infants: The Basis for Intensive Nursing Care by Sheldon B. Korones (1981-06-03)

    (Very Good Condition - Minor shelf aging and wear present ...)

  • High Risk Newborn Infants: The Basis for Intensive Nursing Care

    (Book by Korones, Sheldon B.)

  • High Risk Newborn Infants: The Basis for Intensive Nursing Care

    (SHELDON B. KORONES MD JEAN LANCHESTER RN MN, 1986)

  • High-risk Newborn Infants, Tha Basis for Intensive Nursing Care, 2nd, Second Edition
  • High Risk Newborn Infants: The Basis for Intensive Nursing Care
  • High Risk Newborn Infants: The Basis for Intensive Nursing Care 4th edition by Korones, Sheldon B. (1986) Hardcover

Membership

Board directors Memphis Orchestra Society, 1961-1970. With United States Public Health Service, 1951-1953. Fellow American College Ob-Gyn.

(associate); member Southern Society Pediatrics Research, American Academy Pediatricians (committee fetus and newborn 1969-1975, liaison committee perinatal health American College Ob-Gyn. 1965-1974, representative to joint committee newborn hearing American Speech Hearing Association, American Academy Ophthalmology Otolaryngology 1969-1975, task force on circumcision 1973-1974), Tennessee chapter Pediatrician of Year 1994), Tennessee Pediatrics Society, Memphis Pediatrics Society, American Pediatrics Society, Tennessee Perinatal Association (board directors since 1983), Russian Perinatologists Association (honorary president 1996), National Association Perinatal Social Workers (honorary 1980), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Judith Ann Kest, June 15, 1952. Children: David N., Susan Gifford.

Father:

Samuel Aaron Korones

Mother:

Estelle (Goldstein) Korones

Spouse:

Judith Ann Kest

child:

David N. Korones

child:

Susan Gifford Korones