“From Prevention to Intervention: 1st Annual Cardiovascular Medicine Conference”
A course designed for Nurses, Nurse Practioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Cardiovascular Physicians, Internists, Family Physicians and Physician Assistants
September 20th 2008 * 8 AM - 4 PM
Glaser Auditorium, Swedish Hospital, Seattle
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Dear Friends,
J. Ward Kennedy, M.D. died at his home in Seattle on June 8. As many of you know, this follows a long battle with lung cancer.
Dr. Kennedy served as Professor and Head of the Division of Cardiology at the University of Washington from 1982-1997 and ACC president from
1995 -1996. Ward influenced many of us as a colleague, mentor, role model and friend. His is remembered for a rich life and a remarkable career (please see the article below).
A memorial service for Dr. Kennedy will be held at Saint Mark's Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102, on Saturday, June 14 at 3:00 p.m.
Sincerely,
Dan Fishbein, M.D.
Governor 2008-2011
Washington Chapter American College of Cardiology
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In Memoriam:
J. Ward Kennedy, M.D., M.A.C.C.
Former ACC President J. Ward Kennedy, M.D., M.A.C.C., died at his home in Seattle on June 8 after battling lung cancer for the past 3 years. Dr. Kennedy served as Professor and Head of the Division of Cardiology at the University of Washington from 1982-1997, where he pioneered the use of ejection fraction as the primary measure of left ventricular function. He also pioneered the use of reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction in the Western Washington Intracoronary Streptokinase Trial. He served as ACC president from 1995-1996.
"Ward Kennedy was a very special person and a mentor to me and many others," said ACC President W. Douglas Weaver, M.D., F.A.C.C. "He was an innovative thinker, an inspiration to young faculty and selfless when it came to helping others. For those of us who were privileged to know and work with him, we will never forget him or the sound of his trombone welcoming new Fellows at the Convocation receptions."
Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Kennedy, working with Dr. Harold T. Dodge, helped develop quantitative measures of heart valves and function in the 1960's and 70's. He also served as a consultant to a Coronary Artery Surgery Study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
This undertaking, the largest of its kind, compared surgery to medical therapy for coronary artery disease, and showed definitive benefit for coronary artery bypass surgery for those with advanced atherosclerosis. In the 1970's, Dr. Kennedy was one of only a few American cardiologists selected by the State Department to participate in a cultural exchange program with the Soviet Union, with the aim of sharing expertise. In 1972, while on sabbatical in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dr. Kennedy helped establish the first cardiac unit and performed the first heart catheterization in that country.
Back in the states, Dr. Kennedy served as governor of the ACC's Washington State Chapter (1981-1984) and president of the Washington State chapter of the American Heart Association (1984-1986). He directed the University of Washington cardiology fellowship program from 1982-1997 - the only such program for training cardiologists in the Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho region. He also participated in the development of ACC/AHA practice guidelines for angioplasty and acute heart attack and was a member of the RAND Corporation panel for appropriateness criteria for coronary artery bypass surgery and angioplasty. He also served in the cardiac surgery advisory and oversight committee for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Overall, Dr. Kennedy was a member of over 30 professional organizations, served on the editorial boards of the major cardiology journals, and received numerous professional awards. Dr. Kennedy was the author of over 175 scientific publications and lectured extensively in the US, Europe and Asia.
Dr. Kennedy graduated from Bowdoin College in 1955 and The University of Rochester School of Medicine in 1959. He completed an internship and residency in medicine, and a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Washington. He served as a Peace Corps physician in India in 1962-1963. His entire academic career was spent as a faculty member at the University of Washington. Dr. Kennedy was an avid skier, student of American history, cook and musician. Most recently he played trombone in the physician's jazz group, "The Ain't No Heaven Seven.” He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Davis Kennedy, Ph.D., his sister Margaret Kennedy Gogerty, his children, Will Kennedy, David Kennedy and Celia Kennedy, his stepchildren, Sarah Holt, Mike Davis, Ann Davis and 8 grandchildren.
A memorial service for Dr. Kennedy will be held at Saint Marks Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102, on Saturday, June 14 at 3:00 p.m. An endowed professorship has been established to honor Dr. Kennedy, and the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the University of Washington Foundation for the J.Ward Kennedy Chair, Box 358045, Seattle, WA, 98195. Contributions can also be made to the Union Gospel Mission in Seattle in his name.
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