He received the Mississippi Humanities Council Commercial Media Award, as well as media and communication awards from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
JACKSON, MS, November 16, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Richard D. deShazo has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. deShazo's busy career has included service as a practicing medical consultant, educator, researcher and academic administrator; public broadcasting producer and on air host; and author. Born in Birmingham, Ala. in 1945, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry and religion from Birmingham Southern College before attaining an MD at the University of Alabama in 1971. Dr. deShazo then completed an internship in pediatrics, a residency in internal medicine, a fellowship in immunology and microbiology, and a fellowship in clinical immunology. He further prepared for his career by becoming board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, the American Board of Rheumatology, the American Board of Geriatrics and the National Board of Medical Examiners. He has published over 300 original scientific articles in peer reviewed literature.
Having completed a residency and fellowships at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Dr. deShazo spent eight years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the Department of the Army. He also began his career as a medical educator, starting as a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He was then an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences before spending nine years with Tulane University School of Medicine. While at Tulane, Dr. deShazo advanced from associate professor to full professor of medicine and pediatrics, and also served as vice chair of clinical operations. In 1989, he left Tulane University to become a professor and chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. After eight years in this role, he accepted the position of professor of medicine and pediatrics and chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He stepped down from his chairman role in 2010, but he continues to teach at the university as a Billy S. Guyton Distinguished Professor of medicine and pediatrics.
In addition to teaching, Dr. deShazo has been a producer of radio and television health documentary programming for Mississippi Public Broadcasting since 2010. As such, he leads a daily radio series called "Southern Remedy," during which experts discuss current and relevant health issues and topics. The program can be heard on Mississippi Public Broadcasting's Think Radio from 11 am until noon, as well as online at http://www.mpbonline.org/programs/radio/listen-live. He was associate editor of the Southern Medical Journal from 1995 to 2013. He now serves as an associate editor of the American Journal of Medicine and is on the editorial boards of numerous medical journals.
Dr. deShazo has remained an active member of the medical community through affiliations with the American College of Physicians, the American College of Rheumatology, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, among numerous other organizations. He was elected a Master of the American College of Physicians and a Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. He has taken on a number of leadership roles within these organizations and has received formal honors from them as well. Some of his most recent honors include a 2015 Southeast Emmy Award nomination and a 2015 and 2016 Telly Award for his work on "Southern Remedy." In 2013, he received the Mississippi Humanities Council Commercial Media Award, as well as media and communication awards from the Association of American Medical Colleges. He also received the Martha Meyers Physician Role Model Award from the University of Alabama School of Medicine. Dr. deShazo and his wife, Gloria, have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. Dr. deShazo has been featured in the 59th through 70th editions of Who's Who in America, the 7th and 8th editions of Who's Who in American Education, the 2nd through 8th editions of Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, the 11th and 12th editions of Who's Who in Science and Engineering, the 27th through 42nd editions of Who's Who in the South and Southwest, and the 26th through 33rd editions of Who's Who in the World.
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