Name: Dr. Daniel W. Jones
Age: 60
Hometown: Vicksburg, Miss.
Education:
B.S. in Chemistry, Mississippi College, 1971
M.D., University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 1975
Career:
Staff physician, Jones County Community Hospital, Laurel, Miss., 1978-85
Director, Community Health Department and Hypertension Clinic,
Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Pusan, Korea, 1985-92
Medical faculty, UM Medical Center, 1992-present
Herbert G. Langford Professor of Medicine, 1998-present
Vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the UM School of Medicine, 2003-present
Honors and Awards:
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Young Faculty Award, Southern Section, American Federation for Clinical Research, 1993
Named one of the “Best Doctors in America,” 1996-2008
Department of Medicine Teacher of the Year Award, UM Medical Center, 1997
Service Award, Consortium of Southeastern Hypertension Centers, 1997
Medical Volunteer of the Year, Stewpot Free Clinic, Jackson, Miss., 1994
Distinguished Alumnus, Mississippi College Chemistry Department, 2000
UM Medical Center Excellence in Research Award, Platinum Level, 2000
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, elected 2004
National president, American Heart Association, 2007-08
Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1978
American Society of Hypertension Specialist in Clinical Hypertension, 1999-present
Personal:
Baptist
Married to Lydia Channell Jones, a Florida native
Two children: Jennifer Jones Flechas of Oxford and Jason Jones of Clinton