Thomas Nelson Kias

Background

Kias, Thomas Nelson was born on September 13, 1942 in Harvey, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas Nelson and Mary Gertrude (Carter) Kias.

Education

AB, University of Illinois, 1964; Doctor of Medicine, Emory University, 1968.

Career

Intern, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, 1968-1969; 3d assistant resident, Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, 1969-1970; resident, Charlotte (North Carolina) Memorial Hospital, 1972-1975; private practice, Athens, Georgia, since 1975.

Achievements

• Thomas Nelson Kias has been listed as a noteworthy Internist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant colonel Medical Corps, Georgia Army National Guard, since 1981. Member American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, Association Military Surgeons United States, Medical Association Georgia, Southern Medical Association, Rotary.

Interests

• Avocations: American diplomatic history, running, shortwave radio.

Connections

Married Katerine Cain, November 29, 1969 (divorced October 1988). Chldren: Mary Elizabeth, Robert Christian Andrew. Married Amy Cooksey, June 7, 1990.

Father:

Thomas Nelson Kias

Mother:

Mary Gertrude (Carter) Kias

Spouse:

Amy Cooksey

Spouse:

Katerine Cain