John F. Murray
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After a year at Stanford University, I enlisted in the US Navy in May 1945, just before the Germans surrendered; I went on active duty in August 1945, just before the atom bombs were dropped and the Japanese surrendered. After military service, I went back to Stanford as a pre-med student, finished medical school in 1952 (MD, 1953), and then had.... more
After a year at Stanford University, I enlisted in the US Navy in May 1945, just before the Germans surrendered; I went on active duty in August 1945, just before the atom bombs were dropped and the Japanese surrendered. After military service, I went back to Stanford as a pre-med student, finished medical school in 1952 (MD, 1953), and then had 5 years of post-doctoral training, which included a year at the Royal Postgraduate Medical Center in London, UK.
Beginning in 1957, I spent 9 years on the faculty at UCLA Medical School and in 1966 transfered to UCSF Medical School, where I worked chiefly at San Franisco General Hospital and the Cardiovascular Research Institute. After retirement in 1994, I continued to work part-time at UCSF but mainly worked for the next 15 years with French research colleagues on projects related to HIV infetion and tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa.
Currently, I am Professor Emeritus of Medicine, University of California San Francisco; and specialist in pulmonary medicine and intensive care. I received 2 honorary DSci degrees: University of Paris and University of Athens.
I have published over 200 peer-reviewed scientific articles, plus more than 50 chapters in books, invited articles and reviews, founder and senior author of Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine, currently VI edition, Elsevier, USA. I have held several editorial positions: currently, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease and Respirology.
My newly published book, How Aging Works: What Science Can Do About It, is written for the general public; it is the product of decades of clinical practice and teaching, supplemented by scientific research and study. The format lends itself to periodic updates of new and important information.