Warren, James V. (James Vaughn), 1915-

Each year, the James V. Warren Lectureship is held to honor Dr. James V. Warren (1915-1990), an internationally renown cardiologist and the former Chair of Medicine at The Ohio State University from 1961-1979.

From the guide to the James V. Warren Lectureship Collection, 2002, (Medical Heritage Center)

James Vaughn Warren (1915-1990) was an internationally renown cardiologist and the former Chair of Medicine at The Ohio State University from 1961-1979.

Warren graduated from The Ohio State University in 1935 with a B.A. in chemistry and from Harvard Medical School in 1939 with his medical degree. He served in residency at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston and later taught medicine at Emory University Medical School, Duke University Medical School, University of Texas Medical School and The Ohio State University.

Warren gained worldwide recognition for 50 years of work in cardiovascular research and for his important contributions to the understanding and prevention of sudden cardiac death. He authored many scientific and educational publications dealing mostly with congestive heart failure and blood flow. He was one of the first physicians to use cardiac catheterization for diagnosing heart problems and helped to define the mechanisms of congestive heart failure. In 1988 he was honored by this Columbus USA Association in his native city of Columbus for his creation of the Heartmobile, a coronary emergency unit that is credited with saving thousands of lives in the city.

Gloria Kicklighter Warren received her B.S. degree in Nutrition from the University of Georgia in 1946. She was Dietetic Intern at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital; Staff Dietitian at the University Hospital, Augusta, Georgia, and also at Charity Hospital, New Orleans; and Therapeutic Dietitian, Instructor in Diet Therapy and Assistant Director of the Duke Hospital Dietetic Staff. She met and married James Warren when she was chief of therapeutic dietetics at Duke Hospital in 1954. Gloria along with Evelyn Stead authored the book, Low-Fat Cookery, in 1956. Low-Fat Cookery was one of the first low-fat, low-cholesterol cookbooks ever written.

From the guide to the Dr. James V. and Gloria K. Warren Collection, 1907-2003, (Medical Heritage Center)