| 词条 | James West (physician) |
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West was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 29, 1914.[1] He was the oldest of his parents' four children.[1] West attending a Wisconsin boarding school run by the Jesuits, where he decided to become a doctor as a high school sophomore.[1] West graduated from the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago.[3] Another student as Loyola Chicago first gave him amphetamines and he became an alcoholic as an undergraduate student.[1] He was a member of the surgical team, led by Richard Lawler, who carried out the world's first kidney transplant in 1950 at the Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park, Illinois.[1][3] The surgery was performed on a 44-year-old female patient who suffered from polycystic kidney disease.[3] He practiced surgery from 1942 until 1981.[1] A recovering alcoholic, West successfully remained sober for 54 years, from the late 1950s until his death in 2012.[3] West carried a sobriety chip in his pocket everyday during all of those years.[3] He gave up surgery after forty years to specialize and study psychiatry, specifically focusing on substance abuse and related issues.[3] He taught at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, now called the Rush University Medical Center, as an assistant professor. He also taught psychiatry at the University of Chicago.[3] West also founded Haymarket Center, a detox center located in Chicago, in 1975.[3] West joined with former First Lady of the United States Betty Ford to help launch the Betty Ford Center.[3] The facility opened on October 4, 1982.[1] He served as the Center's first medical director from 1982 until 1989.[3] West mandated that physicians served as full members of the center's treatment teams.[1] In 1989, West became the director of the Betty Ford Center's outpatient programs.[3] He remained with the Betty Ford Center until 2007, when he retired at 93 years old.[3] West also contributed a weekly column called "Sober Days" to The Desert Sun, addressing questions about alcoholism and alcohol abuse sent in by newspaper readers. His last column was published on July 26, 2012.[3] His health began to decline in April 2012. James West died at his home in Palm Desert, California, on July 24, 2012, at the age of 98.[1][3] His memorial service was held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Palm Desert.[3] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 {{cite news|first=Valerie J.|last=Nelson|title=Pioneer in surgery, addiction treatment |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/05/local/la-me-james-west-20120805 |work=Los Angeles Times |publisher= |date=2012-08-04 |accessdate=2012-08-20}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:West, James}}2. ^{{cite news|first=William|last=Yardley|title=Dr. James West, a Pioneer in Addiction Study and Care, Dies at 98 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/09/health/dr-james-west-pioneer-in-addiction-treatment-dies-at-98.html |work=New York Times |publisher= |date=2012-08-08 |accessdate=2012-08-20}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 {{cite news|first=Nicole C.|last=Brambila|title=Kidney transplant pioneer James West dies in Palm Desert |url=http://www.mydesert.com/article/20120801/NEWS01/208010323/Kidney-transplant-pioneer-James-West-dies-Palm-Desert |work=The Desert Sun |publisher= |date=2012-08-01 |accessdate=2012-08-20}} 10 : 1914 births|2012 deaths|American surgeons|American psychiatrists|American columnists|University of Chicago faculty|Loyola University Chicago alumni|People from Palm Desert, California|Writers from Chicago|Journalists from California |
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