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John R Benfield

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John R Benfield, M.D.

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
72-131 Center for Health Sciences, Box 951749
Los Angeles, CA  90095-1749
United States

1 310 794 7333

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Specialty

  • General Thoracic Surgery

Background

  • Columbia College, A.B., 1952
  • University of Chicago, M.D., 1955
  • Chief Resident and Instructor, University of Chicago, 1963-1964
  • Director, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1982-1988
  • President, Western Thoracic Surgical Association, 1988-1989
  • President, Thoracic Surgery Directors Association, 1995-1997
  • President, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 1995-1996
  • Associate Editor, Annals of Thoracic Surgery , 1987-2001
  • President, Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education, 2003-2006
  • Chairman, American College of Surgeons International Relations Committee, 2005-07

Interests

  • Language of Science (English for Medical Purposes)
  • Surgical Education
  • Thoracic Oncology
  • International Relations
  • Health care funding and policies

Last Modified: 13-Jan-2012

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