| 词条 | James L. Cox |
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|name = James L. Cox |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_date = December 24, 1942 (Age 74) |birth_place = Fair Oaks, Arkansas |death_date = |death_place = |residence = |citizenship = American |nationality = American |ethnicity = |fields = Surgeon cardiologist |workplaces = Duke University Washington University Georgetown University |alma_mater = University of Mississippi University of Tennessee Duke University |doctoral_advisor = Dr. David Sabiston Jr. |academic_advisors = |doctoral_students = |notable_students = |known_for = development of Cox-maze procedure |author_abbrev_bot = |author_abbrev_zoo = |influences = |influenced = |awards = |religion = |signature = |footnotes = }} James L. Cox (born 24 December 1942, Fair Oaks, AR) is an American cardiothoracic surgeon and medical innovator best known for the development of the Cox maze procedure for treatment of atrial fibrillation in 1987. Early backgroundJames Cox started his college education on a baseball scholarship at the University of Mississippi. On the day he received an offer to play professional baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers he also received his acceptance to medical school at the University of Tennessee.[1] He wanted to be a surgeon, so he chose medical school. He received his MD from Tennessee and began his surgical residency at Duke University in 1967. He served with the US Army medical corps from 1970 through 1972, then returned to Duke to finish his residency and surgical training, under the direction of David Sabiston. He join the faculty as an assistant professor of surgery in 1978. Medical career and innovationCox advanced to associate professor of surgery at Duke in 1982, then in 1983 he moved to the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where he became Professor and Chief, CardioThoracic Surgery. Specializing in surgeries for cardiac arrhythmias, in 1987 he first performed his eponymous "maze" procedure,[2] which was recognized as the first cure for atrial fibrillation.[3] From 1990 to 1997 he was Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery at Washington University. In 1997 Cox moved to Georgetown University to become chairman of the department of cardiothoracic surgery. Shortly afterward he was forced by knee problems to give up surgery and he retired in 2000.[4] He continued his active role in cardiology, serving as director on professional boards and as editor of two journals of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. In 2005 Cox became Emeritus Evarts A. Graham Professor of Surgery at Washington University. He currently serves as chairman and CEO of the World Heart Foundation[5] and was the Medical Director for the ATS Medical division of Medtronic until 2010. Honors and awards{{BLP unsourced section|date=June 2018}}
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Rhythms in History Podcast Collection - interview with James L. Cox|url=http://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/content/rhythms_in_history|work=Heart Rhythm|accessdate=26 February 2011}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, James L.}}2. ^{{cite journal |vauthors=Cox J, Schuessler R, D'Agostino H, Stone C, Chang B, Cain M, Corr P, Boineau J | title = The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. III. Development of a definitive surgical procedure. | journal = J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg | volume = 101 | issue = 4 | pages = 569–83 | year = 1991 | pmid = 2008095}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Department of Surgery Annual Report 2006 |url=http://www.surgery.wustl.edu/uploadedFiles/Surgery/News/2006AnnualReport.pdf |publisher=Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine |accessdate=26 February 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720121638/http://www.surgery.wustl.edu/uploadedFiles/Surgery/News/2006AnnualReport.pdf |archivedate=20 July 2011 |df= }} 4. ^{{cite journal|last=Cooley|first=Denton, MD|title=Texas Heart Institute Medal and the Ray C. Fish Award for Scientific Achievement in Cardiovascular Diseases|journal=Texas Heart Institute Journal|year=2004|volume=31|issue=2|pages=114–115|pmc=427367|pmid=15212118}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Chief Executive Officer and President James L. Cox, M.D. |url=http://www.world-heart.org/doc/8861 |publisher=World Heart Foundation |accessdate=26 February 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320195046/http://www.world-heart.org/doc/8861 |archivedate=20 March 2012 |df= }} 8 : American thoracic surgeons|American cardiologists|Living people|Duke University faculty|United States Army Medical Corps officers|Foreign Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences|People from Cross County, Arkansas|1942 births |
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