John Markley:  

Life I am currently the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Harry Truman VA Hospital where I have practiced since 2002. I worked as clinical faculty at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Cardiothoracic Surgery (except for about 2 years) from 2003 through 2018 (I was appointed Interim Chair for the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at MU - MIZZOU - in October of 2007 where I served as Division Chief until July 2009. I left MU due to problems I had with leadership. I live in the same city as both institutions, Columbia, Missouri. I have worked part time at the third hospital in our city, helping the hart surgeons there with weekend call. After graduating from UCLA as a double major in Physics and Biology in 1986, I did cancer research for two years through the Sepulveda VA and UCLA. This research focused on urinary antigens in Sarcoma and mechanisms of photochemosensitization of human tumor cells in vitro. I lived in Ventura and commuted during most of my post undergrad research. Almost on a whim, I applied for and was accepted to medical school at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I spent the next 11 years in Milwaukee, where I completed medical school and my general surgery residency (squeezing in a two year research fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery). Kathleen and I met in Milwaukee during my General Surgery residency. I moved back to Torrance in 1999 for my 3 year cardiothoracic residency at LAC+USC. I joined the Army Reserves in 1993 and became Active Duty in 2002 after completing my cardiothoracic surgery training. I was Active Duty Army from July 5, 2002 through July 4, 2012 (I was a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Medical Corps when I left acti...Expand for more