Background
Kurt, Thomas Lee was born on September 7, 1938 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Son of Lester John and Dorothea Rosemary (Gufler) Kurt.
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Thomas Lee Kurt, American Medical toxicologist. Achievements include discovery that firefighter exposure to ambient carbon monoxide caused electrocardiogram changes and health effects; odor-triggered panic attacks respond to tricyclics; neuropathy associated with new plastic foaming agent; drug-chemical interaction in Gulf War syndromes, others Recipient numerous grants.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Notre Dame, 1960; Doctor of Medicine, U. Kansas, 1964; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1974.
Career
Intern, Georgetown Medical division/District of Columbia General Hospital, 1965;
resident in internal medicine, U. Colorado Medical Center, Denver, 1965-1967;
National Heart and Lung Institute fellow in cardiology, U. Colorado Medical Center, Denver, 1967-1969;
from instructor medicine to associate professor, U. Colorado Medical Center, Denver, 1969-1978;
director health service, U. Colorado Medical Center, Denver, 1969-1972;
deputy director emergency room, U. Colorado Medical Center, Denver, 1976-1978;
associate professor, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 1979-1989;
professor, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, since 1989;
consultant North Texas Poison Center,, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, since 1983. Regional medical officer Food and Drug Administration, Dallas, 1989-1991. Consultant International Association Fire Fighters, 1974-1992, Forensic Institute, Dallas, 1979-1997, CDRH panel Food and Drug Administration,1994-, numerous others.
Member of staff Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, since 1978, St. Paul Medical Center, Dallas, since 1978.
Achievements
Membership
Major United States Air Force Reserve, 1965-1969, Wyoming Air National Guard, 1969-1972. Fellow American Academy Clinical Toxicology, American College Clinical Pharmacology, American College Preventive Medicine, American College Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Council on Epidemiology/American Heart Association. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Public Health Physicians, American Board Medical Toxicology, American College Cincinnati Pharmacology, American Industrial Hygne Association, Texas Medical Association, Society for Epidemiologic Research, Dallas County Medical Society, many others.
Connections
Married Carol Sue Fox, September 4, 1971. Children: Johanna, Gretchen, Erika.
