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James A. White III M.D.
James Alexander White, III, M.D. was born and raised in Alexandria, LA and has lived and worked there for eighty-one years except for the fifteen years of college, medical school, subsequent specia...view moreJames Alexander White, III, M.D. was born and raised in Alexandria, LA and has lived and worked there for eighty-one years except for the fifteen years of college, medical school, subsequent specialty training…… and the active duty in the U.S. Navy which is the subject of this book. Dr. White is a 1964 graduate of the Tulane University School of Medicine and is a board-certified Otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose, Throat & Allergy Specialist) in practice since 1972. He has two daughters, Elizabeth and Lydia, and three grandchildren, Douglas, Reade and Alexandra. This book is dedicated to them and to his quarter-century-plus significant other, Linda.
Dr. White wrote this book to provide readers with insight into the medical aspects of Naval Aviation. Health and safety are incredibly important to success. The limits of human physiology and psychology are elucidated throughout the book as Dr. White discusses the intricacies of medical issues. The reader will also see inside the attitudes, emotions, risks, fears, tedium, tragedy and the humor that accompany the glamor and excitement that get all the attention.
Included are some of the nuts and bolts of Naval Air and of course its importance to the nation.
Dr. White is a Past-President of the Louisiana State Medical Society and was elected to its Hall of Fame. His is also a Past-Governor of the Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District of Kiwanis International.
Beyond medicine Dr. White has an avid passion for wine in all its aspects. The early part of this book explains how the Navy enabled his introduction to a lifetime of wine enjoyment. Dr. White was on the wine judging panel of the Los Angeles County Fair for nearly twenty years. He was a charter member of the Society of Wine Educators and taught wine classes for years. At one time he was the owner-operator of four retail wine shops, a wine wholesale company and a wine import company. Dr. White has traveled extensively in wine country all over the world for both business and pleasure.
What is the natural companion of wine? Food. Dr. White is a gourmet chef and appreciator of excellence in food and wine wherever it is found. He has pursued its discovery for many years as this book will attest. Hopefully, the reader will enjoy some of the wine and food stories sprinkled throughout the narrative. As the sayings go …. Bon Appetit and In Vino Veritas.view less
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