Welcome to McGovern Allergy Clinic

Birth: Monroe, North Carolina

Marriage: Nancy Hume Ferguson, Houston, Texas, December 21, 1959

EDUCATION AND MILITARY SERVICE

Concord High School, Concord, North Carolina; graduated 1945

The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina;
B.S. with Honors, 1948

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; M.D., 1952

St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri Intern in Pediatrics, 1952-1953

The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, England
Resident Physician, 1953-1954

Charity Hospital of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
Resident Physician, Tulane Pediatric Unit, 1954-1955
Assistant to Dr. Vincent J. Derbes and Dr. John P. McGovern,
Pediatric and Adult Allergy Clinics

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Exchange Resident Physician, Department of Pediatrics
(Allergy and Endocrinology Clinics), 1955 (3 months)

Osaka Army Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Captain, MCAUS, Armed Forces Far East
Chief, Department of Pediatrics, 1955-1957
Director, Allergy Clinics, 1955-1957

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Fellowship (Allergy and Immunology) 1958-1963

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

State of Tennessee, licensed 1952
United Kingdom, licensed 1953
State of Louisiana, licensed 1954
State of Georgia, licensed 1957
American Board of Pediatrics, Diplomate 1957
Subspecialty Board Certification, Pediatric Allergy 1963
State of Texas, licensed 1958
Bermuda, licensed 1959
American Board of Allergy and Immunology, Diplomate 1972

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

Washington University of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Assistant in Pediatrics, 1952-1953

Institute of Child Health, University of London, London, England
Teaching Assistant, 1953-1954

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
Assistant in Pediatrics, 1954-1955

Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
Assistant in Pediatrics, 1955

University of Texas, Division of Continuing Education, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston
Lecturer in Allergy, 1958-1970
Clinical Associate Professor in Allergy, 1970-1984
Adjunct Associate Professor in Allergy, 1984-1993

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics (Allergy), 1958-1967
Clinical Instructor in Microbiology, 1963-1967
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, 1967-1976
Clinical Assistant Professor of Microbiology, 1967-1970
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, 1970-1999
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Allergy), 1977-

PRIVATE PRACTICE

McGovern Allergy Clinic, Houston, Texas
Associate, 1958-1963
Senior Associate, 1963-1986

McGovern Allergy Clinic, P.A., Houston, Texas
Partner, 1986-1995

McGovern Allergy and Asthma Clinic, P.A., Bellaire, Texas
Partner, l996-

EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS

Editorial Board, Headache, 1962-1966

Editorial Board, Annals of Allergy, 1965-1970

Advisory Committee to the Editorial Board (Allergy), Southern Medical Journal,1965-1966

PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS

Vanderbilt Medical Alumni Association, 1952-

Great Ormond Street Dining Club (London), 1953-

American Medical Association, 1957-1990

Georgia Medical Association, 1957-1958

Glynn County Medical Society, Georgia, 1957-1958

Southwest Allergy Forum, 1958-1990

Harris County Medical Society, 1959-
Poison Information Center Committee, 1964-1965, 1968-69
Secretary-Treasurer, 1968-69

Texas Medical Association, 1959-
Secretary, Section on Allergy, 1978-1979
Chairman, Section on Allergy, 1979-1980

Houston Pediatric Society, 1959-1992

Texas Pediatric Society, 1959-1999

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Member, 1959; Fellow, 1963-2001; Emeritus Fellow 2001-
Pediatric Allergy Committee, 1962-1972
Bacteriology Committee, 1962-1966
Aerobiology Committee, 1962-1966
Publicity Committee, 1967-69
Chairman, 1968-1969

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Member, 1959; Fellow, 1964-2001; Emeritus Fellow 2001-

Southern Medical Association, 1959-1992
Allergy Section, Secretary Elect, 1962-1963
Allergy Section, Secretary, 1963-1964
Allergy Section, Vice-Chairman, 1964-1965
Allergy Section, Chairman, 1965-1966

American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow, 1960-1998; Emeritus Fellow 1998-
Member, Section on Allergy, 1964

Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Fellow, 1960-1990

American Association for the Study of Headache, 1960-1976

Southern Society for Pediatric Research, 1963-1973

American Society for Microbiology, Texas Branch, 1964-1970

American Association of Certified Allergists
Founder Fellow, 1969-2004

The Society of the Sigma Xi, Membership-at-Large Chapter
Fellow, 1970-1976

Texas Allergy Research Foundation
Member, Board of Directors, 1973-
Chairman, Committee on Continuing Education, 1975-

Greater Houston Allergy Society, 1973-

The Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center Library
Advisory Committee, 1974-76

Texas Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society
Founder Fellow, 1986-2000

The University of Texas at Austin
McDonald Observatory and Astronomy Board of Visitors, 2000-
Associate Member, 2000-2007
Member, 2007 -

HOSPITAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS

Osaka Army Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Chief, Department of Pediatrics, 1955-1957
Director, Allergy and Dermatology Clinics, 1955-1957

Yodogawa Christian Hospital, Osaka, Japan
Consultant (Pediatrics), 1955-1957

Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital, Brunswick, Georgia
Active Staff, Pediatrics, 1957-1958

Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
Associate Staff, 1958-1963
Attending Allergist, Allergy Clinics, 1958-1964
Dietary Committee, 1959-61
Active Staff (Pediatrics), 1963-
Deputy Chief, Allergy Service and Clinics, 1964-69
Pharmacy Committee, 1966-67
Chief, Allergy Service, 1968-1973

Ben Taub City/County Hospital (formerly Jefferson Davis Hospital), Houston, Texas
Asst. Director, Pediatric Allergy Clinics, 1961-1964
Active Staff (Allergy), 1967-1971

Bellaire Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Active Staff (Allergy), 1961-69
Consulting Staff, 1970-75

Rosewood General Hospital, Houston, Texas
Consulting Staff, 1968-2000 - Hospital Closed

Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
Courtesy Staff, Internal Medicine Service, 1971-1999
Adjunct Staff, 1999-2002
(Merged with Diagnostic Hospital, Houston, Texas)
Provisional Staff, 2002-2006
Courtesy Staff, 2006-2009
Consulting Staff, 2009-

Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
Courtesy Staff, 1972-1996
Consulting Staff, 1997-1999
Affiliate Staff, 1999-

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas
Courtesy Staff, Medicine Service, 1975-1991
Consulting Staff, Medicine Service, l991-

Bayshore Medical Center, Pasadena, Texas
Consulting Staff, 1969-

Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Houston, Texas
Provisional Staff, l994-2000
Courtesy Staff, 2000-

St. Joseph Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Provisional Staff, l994-1995
Courtesy Staff, l995-2000
Consulting Staff, 2000-

Diagnostic Center Hospital, Houston, Texas
Provisional Staff, l995-1996
Courtesy Staff, 1996-2002
Hospital merged with The Methodist Hospital 2002

Dubuis Hospital for Continuing Care, Inc., Houston, Texas
Provisional Staff, 1996-1977
Courtesy Staff, 1997-

SCIENTIFIC ADDRESSES

l. "Management of Asthma in Children". Armed Forces Far East Medical Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, 1955

2. "Respiratory Allergies in Children". County Medical Society, Victoria, Texas, 1958

3. "Allergic Dermatoses and "Dermographism". Pediatric Allergy Postgraduate Seminar, University of Tennessee School of Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee, 1959

4. "Mediastinal Emphysema". St. Elizabeth's Negro Hospital, Houston, Texas, 1959

5. "Round Table on Food Allergy". Southwest Allergy Forum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1960

6. "Management of Atopic Dermatitis in Childhood". Pediatric Allergy Seminar, University of Texas Postgraduate School of Medicine, San Antonio, Texas, 1960

7. "Principles of Allergic Disease". Hermann Hospital, 1961

8. "Headache in Childhood". Pediatric Allergy Seminar, University of Texas Postgraduate School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas, 1961

9. "Pediatric Allergy and Immunology". University of Texas Postgraduate School of Medicine, Victoria, Texas, 1961

10. "Oral Allergies". Southern Medical Association, Dallas, Texas, 1961

11. "Present Status of Gamma Globulin Therapy in Asthmatic Children". Pediatric Allergy Panel, Southwest Allergy Forum, Memphis, Tennessee, 1962

12. "Holistic Management of Bronchial Asthma". Porter-Randall County Medical Society, Amarillo, Texas, 1962

13. Discussion of "Status Asthmaticus" (paper presented by Dr. S. C. Bukantz). Section of Allergy, Southern Medical Association, Miami Beach, Florida, 1962

14. "The Atopic State". Pediatric Allergy Round Table, American Academy of Pediatrics, Chicago, Illinois, 1962

15. "Prevention and Treatment of Fluid and Electrolyte Problems in Asthma". American College of Allergists, New York, New York, 1963

16. "Problems in Allergy". Panel Member, Curbstone Consul- tations, Texas Medical Association, Dallas, Texas, 1963

17. "Practical Management of Allergic Disease in Children". Wharton-Jackson-Matagorda-Fort Bend Counties Medical Society, Edna, Texas, 1963

18. "Allergic Emergencies". General Practice Section, St. Luke's Hospital, Houston, Texas, 1963

19. "Carotid Body Surgery for Asthma". and "Summer Allergy Problems", Pediatric Service, St. Joseph Hospital, Houston, Texas, 1963

20. "Use of Sodium Alginate in Hyposensitization". Round Table, Southwest Allergy Forum, Hot Springs, Arkansas, 1964

21. "Inhalation Therapy in Lung Disease". Panel Member, Curbstone Consultations, Texas Medical Association, Houston, Texas, 1964

22. "Practical and Immunological Aspects of Allergy". East Texas Chapter of The Texas Academy of General Practice, Carthage, Texas, 1964

23. "Middle Ear Allergy, Treatment and Results". Texas Medical Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, April 1965

24. "Allergic Headaches" and "Hyposensitization (Principles and Methods)". American Academy of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Course No. 2, Houston, Texas, February 1965

25. "Holistic Approach to the Management of Allergic Disease". The Institute of Religion, St. Luke's/Texas Children's Hospitals, Houston, Texas, August 1965

26. Panelist, "Newer Immunological Concepts of Allergic Disease". Fireside Conferences, Joint Session of Southern Medical Association and American College of Chest Physicians, Southern Chapter, Houston, Texas, November 1965

27. Discussant, "Mycetoma Due to Aspergilli: Immunologic and Serologic Considerations", by Bahar, Graber, Greenberg and Jenkins. Annual Meeting of Southern Medical Association, Houston, Texas, November 1965

28. "Mucoviscidosis and Asthma". Annual Congress, American College of Allergists, Chicago, Illinois, April 1966

29. "Conditioning Factors in Allergic Disease". Southern Medical Association, 60th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 1966

30. "The Allergic State and the Management of the Allergic Patient". Walker-Madison Trinity County Medical Society, Huntsville, Texas, September 1967

31. "Non-Allergic Factors: Infectious, Physical, Emotional". Postgraduate Course in Pediatric Allergy, American College of Allergists, Menorah Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, November 2, 1967

32. "Allergic Headache". Postgraduate Course in Pediatric Allergy, American College of Allergists, Menorah Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, November 2, 1967

33. "Avoidance of Allergens". Postgraduate Course in Pediatric Allergy, American College of Allergists, Menorah Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, November 3, 1967

34. "Allergy and Human Emotions". Panelist, Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, November 30-December 2, 1967

35. "Allergy of the Respiratory Tract (Hyposensitization)". Program Course of The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, Division of Continuing Education, Houston, Texas:
Rosewood Gen. Hospital, Houston, Texas, December 12, 1967
Bayshore Hospital, Pasadena, Texas, April 3, 1968
Memorial Baptist Hosp. SE, Houston, Texas, April 9, 1968

36. "So-Called 'Nonspecific' Factors in Allergy". PreCongress Seminar, American College of Allergists, Denver, Colorado, March 26, 1968

37. Panelist, Curbstone Consultation, "Respiratory Aids - Uses and Dangers". Texas Medical Association, Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, May 3, 1968

38. Panelist, "Chest Disease in Adolescence". American Thoracic Society, Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, May 20, 1968

39. "Common Allergies Found in Children". Brazosport Independent School District, Nursing Service Seminar, Freeport, Texas, January 1969

40. "Migraine Headache". PreCongress Seminar, American College of Allergists, Washington, DC, April 1969

41. "Hypothalamic and Autonomic Function in Childhood Allergic Disease". Annual Congress, American College of Allergists, Washington, DC, April 1969

42. "Pulmonary Diseases Associated with Allergy". Pediatric Respiratory Disease Seminar Series, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, June 1969

43. "Pediatric Allergy". Jefferson County Pediatric Society, Beaumont, Texas, June 24, 1969

44. "Allergic Headache". American Association for the Study of Headache, New York, July 12, 1969

45. "Immunotherapy in Atopic Disease". University of Texas School of Public Health, Allergy and Immunology Seminars, 1973

46. "Autonomic Nervous System in Allergic Disease". University of Texas School of Public Health, Allergy and Immunology Seminars, 1974

47. "Allergy in School Age Children". Esperanza The Outdoor School, Houston, Texas, 1975

48, "Allergy: Immunologic and Psychophysiologic Aspects". Jewish Community Center, Houston, Texas, 1976

49. Introduction of Gailen D. Marshall, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., guest lecturer, Joseph T. Queng, M.D. Memorial Lectureship, October 13, 1994.

50. "Skin Allergy". Occupational Allergy and Asthma Seminar. McGovern Allergy and Asthma Clinic, P.A., Houston, Texas, October 13, 1999.

PUBLICATIONS

l. McGovern, J.P., Ozkaragoz, K., Barkin, C.D., Haywood, T.J., McElhenney, T.R. and Hensel, A.E.,Jr.: Studies of Chlordiazepoxide in Various Allergic Diseases, Ann Allergy 18:1193-99, 1960

2. McGovern, J.P., Ozkaragoz, K., Roett, C., Haywood, T.J. and Hensel, A.E.,Jr.: Mediastinal and Subcutaneous Emphysema Complicating Atopic Asthma in Infants and Children. Review of the Literature and Report of Occurrence in an Infant Two Years of Age. Pediat. 27(6):951-60, 1961

3. McGovern, J.P., Haywood, T.J., Chao, D.H. and Knight, J.A.: Headaches in Children. I. Classification. Headache I(3):11-17, 1961

4. McGovern, J.P., Haywood, T.J., and Walker, D.G.: Allergies of the Oral Cavity, Including Delineation of a New Symptom-Complex of Physical Allergy about the Commissures. Sou Med J. 55(7):714-17, 1962

5. Knight, J.A., McGovern, J.P., Haywood, T.J. and Chao, D.H.: Headaches in Children. II. The Psychological Implications of Headache in Children. Headache I(4):30-37, 1962

6. Haywood, T.J., Chao, D.H., Knight, J.A. and McGovern, J.P.: Headaches in Children. III. Headache Due to Systemic Disease. Headache II(1):41-45, 1962

7. Grater, W.C., Haywood, T.J. and McGovern, J.P.: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Application of Drug Therapy in Allergic Patients Suffering from Headache. Headache II(3):160-4, 1962

8. McGovern, J.P. and Haywood, T.J.: Allergic Tension Fatigue Syndrome with Headache. Headache II(4):230-31, 1963

9. McGovern, J.P. and Haywood, T.J.: Holistic Approach to Management of Bronchial Asthma. Pediat Clin of N Amer 19(l):108-18, 1963

10. Chao, D.H., McGovern, J.P., Haywood, T.J. and Knight, J.A.: Headaches in Children. IV. The Migraine Syndrome. Headache III(1):13-20, 1963

11. McGovern, J.P. and Haywood, T.J.: Histaminic Cephalgia. Headache III(1):39-40, 1963

12. McGovern, J.P. and Haywood, T.J.: Headache of Multiple Etiologies and Its Holistic Management. Headache III(2):

78-9, 1963

13. McGovern, J.P., Haywood, T.J., Thomas, O.C. and Fernandez, A.A.: Studies with a Benzodiazepine Derivative in Various Allergic Diseases. Psychosom IV(4):203-6, 1963

14. McGovern, J.P. and Haywood, T.J.: Allergic Eczema. In "The Allergic Child" (Frederic Speer, M.D., Editor), New York, Hoeber-Harper (Medical Division, Harper & Row), 1963

15. Haywood, T.J. and McGovern, J.P.: Prevention and Treatment of Fluid and Electrolyte Problems in Asthma. Ann Allergy 22:33-36, 1964

16. McGovern, J.P. and Haywood, T.J.: Nasal Allergy Due to Inhalant Factors, CURRENT THERAPY 1965, 428-31, W. B. Saunders Company

17. McGovern, J.P., Haywood, T.J. and McElhenney, T.R.: Airborne Algae and Their Allergenicity. Part II. Clinical and Laboratory Multiple Correlation Studies with Four Genera. Ann Allergy, Vol.24(4):145, April 1966

18. Haywood, T.J. and McGovern, J.P.: Conditioning Factors in Allergic Disease. Sou Med J., Vol.60(3):301, March 1967

19. McGovern, J.P., Haywood, T.J. and Fernandez, A.A.: Allergy and Secretory Otitis Media. An Analysis of 512 Cases. JAMA, Vol.200(2):124, April 10, 1967

20. McGovern, J.P., Thomas, O.C., Haywood, T.J., Haunschild, C.D. and Gregory, H.: Respiratory Allergy in Infants and Children: Data from 5,000 Consecutive Cases. Med Rec & Annals, Vol.60(11):444, November 1967

21. Haywood, T.J. and McGovern, J.P.: So-Called "Nonspecific" Factors in Allergic Disease. Ann Allergy, Vol.26(6):299, June 1968

22. Haywood, T.J and McGovern, J.P.: Atopic Dermatitis in Adolescence, Cutis, Vol.4(7):865, July 1968

23. McGovern, J.P. and Haywood, T.J.: Constitutional and Nonspecific Factors in the Etiology of Atopic Diseases. Brennemann's Practice of Pediatrics, Vol.88, Chap. 61, Hagerstown, Maryland, Harper & Row (Hoeber Medical Div) 1968

24. Haywood, T.J. and McGovern, J.P.: Allergic Headache. Headache 9(3):141, October 1969

25. Haywood, T.J. and McGovern, J.P.: Allergic Headache. Med Dig 16(l):29, January 1970

26. McGovern, J.P. and Haywood, T.J.: Allergic Headache. Allergy of the Nervous System, pp. 47-58, Springfield, Illinois, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 1970

27. McGovern, J.P., Haywood, T.J. and Venugopalan, K.: Constitutional and Nonspecific Variants within the Holistic Etiology of Allergic Disease. In V.C. Kelley (ed.), Brenneman-Kelley Practice of Pediatrics. Hagerstown, Maryland, Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., 1976

28. Mumford, D.M., Haywood, T.J., Daily, L.J., McLerran, C.J. and McGovern, J.P.: Female Allergy to Seminal Fluid. Ann Allergy 40:40-43, January, 1978

29. McGovern, J.P., Haywood, T.J. and Venugopalan, K.: Determinant Constitutional and Other Variables in the Etiology of Atopic Disease. In V. C. Kelley (ed.), Practice of Pediatrics. Hagerstown, Maryland, Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., 1980

30. Haywood, T.J. and Queng, T.C.: Allergy of the Central Nervous System, Living with Allergies. American Allergy Association, Publisher, Vol. 4, Number l, January/February, 1982

31. Haywood, T.J.: Aerosols for Asthma. McGovern Allergy Clinic Newsletter, Summer 1988.

BOOK REVIEWS

1. McGovern, J.P. and Haywood, T.J.: Clinical Immunology and Allergy by Leo H. Crisp, M.D., New York, Grune & Stratton, 1962. In Medical Records and Annals IV(8):164, 1962

2. Haywood, T.J.: Allergy and Human Emotions by John P. McGovern, M.D. and James A. Knight, M.D., Springfield, Illinois, Charles C Thomas, 1967. In Annals of Allergy, Vol. 25(9):536, September, 1967

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

1. McGovern, J.P., Haywood, T.J., Barkin, G.D., Ozkaragoz, K. and Knight, J.A.: Holistic Management of the Allergic Child. Abstracts of the Thirteenth Annual Scientific Assembly, American Association of General Practitioners, Miami Beach, Florida, 1961

2. McGovern, J.P., Barkin, G., Haywood, T.J., McElhenney, T.R., and Hensel, A.E., Jr.: Studies of Chlordiazepoxide in Various Allergic Diseases. Rev. All and Applied Immun 15(3): 1961

3. McGovern, J.P., Ozkaragoz, K., Roett, C., Haywood, T.J. and Hensel, A.E., Jr.: Mediastinal and Subcutaneous Emphysema Complicating Atopic Asthma in Infants and Children. Review of the Literature and Report of Occurrence in an Infant Two Years of Age. Rev All and Appl Immun 15(6):1961

SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS

1. "Holistic Management of the Allergic Child"

(a) American Medical Association, Miami, Florida, 1960

(b) American Academy of Pediatrics, Chicago, Illinois, 1960

(d) American College of Allergists, Dallas, Texas, 1961

(e) American Academy of General Practice, Miami Beach, Florida, 1961

(f) Texas Medical Association, Galveston, Texas, 1961.

Awarded First Prize in "Popularity Poll" and Second Prize

for "Scientific Excellence and Teaching Value"

(g) Southern Medical Association, Dallas, Texas, 1961

2. "Allergic Emergencies in Office Practice"

(a) Fourteenth New Orleans Dental Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1961

(b) American Academy of Pediatrics, Chicago, Illinois, 1962

(d) Southern Medical Association, Miami Beach, Florida, 1962.
Awarded "Honorable Mention"

(e) American Academy of Allergy, Denver, Colorado, 1962

(f) American College of Allergists, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1962

(g) Lone Star Medical Society, Houston, Texas, 1962

(h) Texas Medical Association, Austin, Texas, 1962. Awarded First Prize in
Popularity Poll" and First Prize for "Scientific Excellence and Teaching Value"

(i) Texas Association of Industrial Nurses, Galveston, Texas, 1963