Background
Gaffney, Thomas Edward was born on November 5, 1930 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. Son of John V. and Leola (Heisner) Gaffney.
Gaffney, Thomas Edward was born on November 5, 1930 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. Son of John V. and Leola (Heisner) Gaffney.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Missouri, 1951; Master of Sciences, University Missouri, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, University Cincinnati, 1957.
Intern, Harvard Medical Service of Boston City Hospital, 1957-1958;
resident medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1958-1959;
instructor pharmacology, assistant medicine, U. Cincinnati, 1959-1960;
clinical associate, National Heart Institute, 1960-1962;
associate professor pharmacology, U. Cincinnati, 1962-1967;
assistant professor medicine, U. Cincinnati, 1962;
director division clinical pharmacology, U. Cincinnati, 1962-1972;
professor pharmacology, U. Cincinnati, 1967-1972;
professor medicine, U. Cincinnati, 1969-1972;
professor, department chairman pharmacology, professor medicine, Medical University of Southern California, 1972-1990;
distinguished professor, Medical University of Southern California, 1986-1990;
visiting scientist, Merck Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey, 1989-1993;
retired, 1993;
volunteer clinician, Buncombe County Health Department, since 1998. Member cardiovascular panel NAS Drug Efficacy Study, 1967-1970. Member pharmacology and experimental therapeutics study section National Heart Institute, 1967-1969.
Member medical advisory board Council High Blood Pressure Research, since 1969. Member Council on Basic Sciences of America Heart Association, since 1969, member cardiovascular A study section, 1972. Member program review committee pharmacology and toxicology National Institute General Medical Sciences, 1971-1975, chairman 1973-1975.
Member technical advisory board South Carolina. Research Authority, 1986-1989.
Served with United States Public Health Service, 1960-1962. Member American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Control Society Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Investigation, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Edith Ann Heitholt, June 12, 1954. Children— John, David, Michael.
