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Curriculum Vitae

JOHN EDWARD MCGOWAN, JR., M.D.

BORN: June 30, 1942, Poughkeepsie, New York

PRESENT ADDRESS Office: Department of Epidemiology (442 GCR)
Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University
1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322-5750
Phone: (404) 727-9365 FAX (404) 727-8737
Email: jmcgowa@sph.emory.edu
Home: 2421 Oak Grove Valley NE, Atlanta, GA 30345

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
1992 - Professor of Epidemiology Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Acting Chair, Department of Epidemiology 2008-present
1981 - Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
1982-98, 2004– Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta,
Georgia

PRIOR ACADEMIC AND HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

1982-98 Director, Clinical Microbiology, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
1985-98 Assistant Director, Clinical Laboratories, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
1973-82 Hospital Epidemiologist, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
1976-2008 Associate Professor of Community Health (Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine), Emory University
School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia
1976-81 Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Emory University School of Medicine
1973-76 Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Emory University School of Medicine
1972-73 Hospital Epidemiologist and Assisting Physician for Medical Microbiology, Boston City Hospital,
Boston, Massachusetts
1972-73 Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
1970-71 Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1965 (B.M.S.) Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
1967 (M.D.) Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
1967-69 Intern and Assistant Resident, Second and Fourth (Harvard) Medical Service, Boston City Hospital,
Boston, Massachusetts
1969-71 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer, Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Public Health Service,
Atlanta, Georgia
1971-73 Research Fellow in Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Thorndike Memorial and Channing
Laboratories, Harvard Medical Unit, Boston City Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (Drs. M. Finland and E. Kass)

BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (1973)
American Board of Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases (1978)
American Board of Pathology - Medical Microbiology (1983)

LICENSURE
Licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts (1971-82) and Georgia (1973-present)
Licensed Clinical Laboratory Director in Georgia (1975-present)
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MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (elected 1966, Harvard Medical School)
Faculty Advisor, Emory Chapter, 1977-79, 1982-85
Faculty Secretary-Treasurer, Emory Chapter, 1979-82
American Academy of Microbiology (Fellow)
American College of Epidemiology (Fellow)
American Federation for Clinical Research 1971-92
American Hospital Association: Technical Panel on Infections Within Hospitals, member 1989-95
American Society for Microbiology: Acting Chairman 1980, Chairman, 1981, Nosocomial Infections Division;
Governing Council, 1985-88
American Society of Clinical Pathologists 1984-97: Microbiology Council, 1993-95
Association for Professionals in Infection Control: Consultant to Education Committee, 1978-81; Awards Committee
1987-90
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) (formerly National Committee for Clinical Laboratory
Standards - NCCLS): Advisor 1999-2008
College of American Pathologists (Fellow) 1984-98
Delta Omega National Public Health Honor Society (elected 1996, Emory University):
Emory Chapter: Vice President, 1996-7, President, 1997-98
Food and Drug Administration: Microbiology Devices Review Panel: Voting Member, 1985-88; 1991-92;
Consultant Member, 1989-90; 1994-96; Chairman 1992-94
Hospital Infection Society (U.K.)
Infectious Diseases Society of America (Fellow): Antimicrobial Therapy Committee, 1985-93; Quality Standards
Subcommittee, 1991-97; Tuberculosis Task Force, 1992; Tuberculosis Committee, 1993-97; Governing Council,
1995-97; Publications Committee 1995-2001 (Chair, 1998-2001); Nominating Committee 2003-05
Infectious Diseases Society of Georgia: Secretary, 1990-94
National Institutes of Health: Study Section - Epidemiology and Disease Control II
Special Reviewer, 1984, 1985, 1987
Society for Epidemiologic Research 1973-81
Society for Hospital Epidemiology of America (Fellow)
President, 1981; Antimicrobial Use Committee 1993-96; Long Range Planning Committee 1993-96
Southern Society for Clinical Investigation 1979-96

EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Associate Editor: Infection Control, 1979-87; Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 1988-92
Editorial Board: current:; Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1997-present; prior: Infection Control and Hospital
Epidemiology, 1993-2006; Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 1995-2001; American Journal of
Infection Control, 1979-98; Medical Microbiology Letters, 1991-95; Cumitechs, American Society for
Microbiology, 1983-91; European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 1989-92
Editorial Advisory Board: Journal of Hospital Infection, 1987-2000; Journal of Medical Microbiology, 1989 -
1995; Reviews in Medical Microbiology, 1989-97; Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 1995-2003; Surgical
Infections 2000- present
Guest Editor, Reviews of Infectious Diseases, 1981
Manuscript Reviewer: numerous journals over many years

PERSONAL DATA
Married May 28, 1967 to Linda Kay Hudson
Daughter, Angela Kay McGowan, born September 6, 1970

HONORS AND AWARDS

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (Harvard Medical School, 1966)
Annual Edward Lowbury Lecturer, Hospital Infection Society (U.K.), 1984
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HONORS AND AWARDS (Continued)

Australian Medical Association Postgraduate Medical Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor, 1984
Annual Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, Japanese Society of Chemotherapy, 1987
Sophomore Class Teaching Awards, Emory Medical School, 1988 and 1992
Annual Visiting Professor, Queensland Medical Society, Mater Hospital, 1988
Annual Overseas Lecturer, Royal College of Pathology of Australasia, 1991
The Best Doctors in America, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1998-99, Woodward/White Publishers
Who's Who in America, 1992-2004 Editions, Marquis Publications
Student Government Teaching Award: Professor of the Year, Rollins School of Public Health, 1995
Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society (Emory University, 1996) Vice President, 1997
Career Distinction Award, Society for Hospital Epidemiology in America, 1998
24th Sir F. MacFarlane Burnet Lecturer, Australasian Infectious Diseases Society, 2000
Honorary Life Membership, Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, 2000
Robert W. Philip Memorial Lecturer, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2000
Elected as Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, 2000
Advisor, European Community Commission on Antimicrobial Use, 2001
John E. McGowan, Jr. Annual Keynote Lectureship, established by Georgia Infection Control Network, 2006
Thomas F. Sellers Jr. Award (Faculty Role Model and Mentor), Rollins SPH, Emory University, 2007
Charles J. Hatem Annual Visiting Professorship, Mount Auburn Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 2008
Elected to American Epidemiological Society, 2009

EMORY UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES

Senior Advisor, Emory Global Health Institute, 2008-present
Faculty-Staff Activities Committee, 1974-78; University Research Committee, 1976-79, 1982-85
University Priorities Committee, 1991–97; Health Sciences Academic Affairs Committee 2004-present;
numerous Review Committees, Strategic Planning Groups, etc.
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES
Director, MD/MPH Dual Degree Program, 1996 – present
Associate Director, Masters of Science in Clinical Research Program, 1998 – present
Laboratory Coordinating Committee, 1995-present; Epidemiology Admissions Committee, 1995- 1996; Hatcher
Award Committee 1997-present; Reaccreditation Steering Committee 2003-2005; several Search Committees
MEDICAL SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES
Admissions Committee: Interviewer, 1978-1990, Voting Member 1991 - present
Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee, 1981-1985, 1990 – 1996; Continuing Medical Education and
Medical Television Committee, 1987 – 1995; Curriculum Committee (Problem Based Learning Task Force), 1991
– 1993; numerous Search Committees, Review Committees, Strategic Planning Committees, etc.

GRADY HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS AND COMMITTEES

Infection Control Committee/Service Team, 1973-1998 (chair, 1993-1998)
Hospital Epidemiologist 1973-1981
Employee Health Committee, 1974-1984; Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, 1976-1981, 1992-1998 ; Anti-
infectives Subcommittee, 1987-98; Medical Assurance and Quality Care Committee, 1976-1984; Quality
Assurance Committee, 1985-88; Chair, Tuberculosis Task Force, 1992-95 & Tuberculosis Task Team, 1995-98

TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS OUTSIDE OF PRIMARY DEPARTMENTS

Pharmacology: Antimicrobial Agents, Sophomore Medical Students, 1976-2004
Microbiology: Sophomore Medical Student Course, 1977-79, 1983-86, 1998-2005
Community Health: Clinical Epidemiology, Freshman Medical Students, 1973-81
Community Health: Analytic Medicine, Sophomore Medical Students, 1982-87; Freshmen, 1992
Problem Based Learning: Sophomore and Freshman Medical Students, 1993-95, 1997-99
Global Health: Antimicrobial Resistance Epidemiology, Masters Students, 2002-present