Thomas Jay Chester

Background

Chester, Thomas Jay was born on April 20, 1947 in Brooklyn. Son of Benjamin J. and Helen (Weltman) Chester.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Life Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1973; Master in Public Health in Epidemiology, U. Washington, Seattle, 1978.

Career

Lieutenant commander, United States Public Health Service, 1972-1978; medical epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia., 1975-1978; chief state epidemiologist, Alabama Department Public Health, Montgomery, 1978-1981; director health services, Conoco, Inc., Houston, 1981-1988; vice president health systems, ENSR Health Sciences, Alameda, California, 1988-1990; medical director superconducting, Super Collider Laboratory, Waxahatchie, Texas, 1990-1995; associate professor, acting chairman Public Health & Preventive Medicine, U. North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, 1993-1995; vice president, medical director preventive health, Mutual of Omaha, Nebraska, 1996; medical director occupational health, Fairview Clinics, Minneapolis, since 1997.

Achievements

• Thomas Jay Chester has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Preventive Medicine, American College Occupational and Environmentall Medicine, American College Epidemiology, American College Physicians. Member Oklahoma Occupational Medicine Association (president 1986-1987).

Connections

Married Dawn C. Bryden, June 2, 1969. Children: Janet A., Joyce E.

Father:

Benjamin J. Chester

Mother:

Helen (Weltman) Chester

Spouse:

Dawn C. Bryden

child:

Joyce E. Chester

child:

Janet A. Chester