Curtis G. Hames


Dr. Curtis Gordon Hames Sr. was a family physician and pioneer in the epidemiologic study of heart disease and stroke.
He graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 1944.
He was a visiting clinical professor in the Medical University of South Carolina Department of Family Medicine. From 1958 to 1995, the National Institutes of Health funded his Evans County Heart Study, which resulted in more than 560 published papers. The study showed the value of HDL cholesterol.

Honors

established the Curtis G. Hames Chair in Family Medicine; Georgia Southern University established Curtis G. Hames Scholarships in Nursing; Society of Teachers of Family Medicine established the Curtis G. Hames Research Award.

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