Background
Fogarty, Thomas James was born on February 25, 1934 in Cincinnati. Son of William Henry and Anna Isabella (Ruthemeyer) Fogarty.
Fogarty, Thomas James was born on February 25, 1934 in Cincinnati. Son of William Henry and Anna Isabella (Ruthemeyer) Fogarty.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Xavier U., 1956; Doctor of Medicine, U. Cincinnati, 1960; D (honorary), Xavier U., 1987.
Intern, U. Oregon Medical School, Portland, 1960-1961;
resident, U. Oregon Medical School, Portland, 1962-1965;
instructor surgery, U. Oregon Medical School, Portland, 1967-1968;
chief resident, instructor surgery division cardiovascular surgery, Stanford (California) U. Medical Center, 1969-1970;
assistant professor surgery, Stanford (California) U. Medical Center, 1970-1971;
assistant clinical professor surgery, Stanford (California) U. Medical Center, 1971-1973;
cardiovascular surgeon, private practice, Stanford, 1973-1978;
president medical staff, Stanford University Medical Center, 1977-1979;
cardiovascular surgeon, private practice, Redwood City, California, 1978-1993;
director cardiovascular surgery, Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, California, 1980-1993;
professor surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, since 1993. Board directors Acorn Cardiovascular Inc., Satellite Dialysis Centers, Inc. Co-founder, board directors AneuRx, Inc., Biopsys Medical, Inc., Cardiac Pathways, Inc., Emergency Medical Sys., Windy Hill Technology, Inc., General Surgical Innovations, Inc., LocalMed, Inc., Vital Insite, Inc., Raytel Medical Corporation, Cardiovascular Imaging Sys., Inc., Devices for Vascular Intervention, Inc., Hancock laboratories, Imagyn Medical, Inc., Physiometrix, Inc., Ventritex, Inc., Xenotech.
Member scientific advisory board Autogenics, BioLink Corporation, Cardio Thoracic Sys., Inc., board directors. President, founder Fogarty Engineering, Inc. Co-founder, senior partner Three Arch Partners.
Member American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, American Association Thoracic Surgery, American Board Thoracic Surgery, American College Physican Inventors, American Heart Association (grantee), American Institute Medical and Biological Engineering, Association for Advancement Medical Instrumentation, Medical Device Manufacturers Association, American Medical Political Action Committee, American Surgical Association, International Society Endovascular Surgery, Western Thoracic Surgical Society, California Medical Society, Pacific Coast Surgical Association, San Francisco Surgical Society, San Mateo County Medical Association, Santa Clara County Medical Association (Achievement award in medicine), International Society Cardiovascular Surgical (North America chapter), Society Clinical Vascular Surgery, Society Vascular Technology, Society Thoracic Surgeons, Society Vascular Surgery (past president 1995), Copco Lake Sportsmen Association, Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers Association, South Skyline Association, Sports Car Club American, Rapley Trail Improvement Association, Society Medical Friends of Wine.
Married Rosalee Mae Brennan, August 28, 1965. Children: Thomas James Junior, Heather Brennan, Patrick Erin, Jonathan David.