Dr. Curtis Gordon Hames Sr. (19 Feb 1920

Claxton, Georgia Claxton is a city in Evans County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,602 in 2020. It is the county seat of Evans County. History The town had its visionary, W.R. Hendricks. In May 1890 there were only a couple of dwellings scattered ...

- January 6, 2005

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) was a family physician and pioneer in the epidemiologic study of heart disease and stroke. He graduated from the

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in 1944. He was a visiting clinical professor in the

Medical University of South Carolina The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is a public medical school in Charleston, South Carolina. It opened in 1824 as a small private college aimed at training physicians and has since established hospitals and medical facilities acros ...

Department of Family Medicine. From 1958 to 1995, the

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funded his Evans County Heart Study, which resulted in more than 560 published papers. The study showed the value of

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Honors

established the Curtis G. Hames Chair in Family Medicine;

Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University (informally known as Southern or Georgia Southern) is a public university, public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The largest campus is in Statesboro, Georgia, Statesboro, with ...

established Curtis G. Hames Scholarships in Nursing;

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established the Curtis G. Hames Research Award.

Awards

* 1984

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* Lamartine Griffin Hardman Cup Award by the Medical Association of Georgia * Albert Lasker Special Public Health Award

References

External links

Curtis G. Haines", ''google scholar''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hames, Curtis G. 1920 births 2005 deaths Georgia Health Sciences University Medical University of South Carolina faculty MacArthur Fellows People from Claxton, Georgia 20th-century American physicians Members of the National Academy of Medicine American primary care physicians