James Mahoney (pulmonologist)
James Mahoney | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1957 |
| Died | April 27, 2020 (aged 62) New York City, US |
| Education | LIU Post (BS) SUNY Downstate College of Medicine (MD) |
| Occupation(s) | Pulmonologist, internist |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | University Hospital of Brooklyn SUNY Downstate Medical Center Kings County Hospital Center |
| Sub-specialties | Pulmonary diseases |
James A. "Charlie" Mahoney (1957/1958 – April 27, 2020) was an American pulmonologist and internist. He was the head of the intensive care unit and a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
Early life and education
[edit]James A. Mahoney was born in either 1957 or 1958 to Leila and Oscar Mahoney. His father was a member of the United States Air Force. Mahoney was raised in military housing in Bermuda and the South Shore in Nassau County, New York. He had four siblings.[1] As a child, a family friend nicknamed him Charlie.[2] He began working with his older brother at the age of eight. They worked at a laundromat, German delicatessen, and a lunch counter.[3] Mahoney was the captain of the football team at Roosevelt High School.[1]
Mahoney completed a B.S. at C.W. Post in 1981 while working in patient transport at the Long Beach Medical Center.[4][1] In 1986, he earned an M.D. at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at his alma mater and served as chief resident from 1989 to 1990.[1] He completed a pulmonary and critical care fellowship in 1993.[1]
Career
[edit]Mahoney began working at the University Hospital of Brooklyn and Kings County Hospital Center in 1982.[2] In 1993, He became a clinical assistant professor of medicine and head of the intensive care unit at the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.[3][4]
His clinical interests included pulmonary diseases including sarcoidosis, pulmonary hypertension, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and bronchoscopy.[4]
The COVID-19 pandemic in New York changed Mahoney's plan to retire in January 2020. He treated COVID-19 patients at Downstate and the Kings County Hospital Center.[1] His workplace did not provide sufficient personal protective equipment.[3]
Personal life
[edit]During his graduate studies, Mahoney met Lisa Johnson, a graphic designer, while he was traveling through California. They married in 1987 and had three children.[1] The family resided in Baldwin where Mahoney served as a football and baseball coach.[5] The Mahoneys divorced in 2004.[1]
Mahoney resided in Freeport, New York. He was in a long-term relationship with Dawn Havens at the time of his death. Mahoney died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state) on April 27, 2020, at the NYU Langone Medical Center.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Brodsky, Robert (May 15, 2020). "James Mahoney, a pulmonologist, sprung into action when the pandemic hit". Newsday. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ a b "James Mahoney Obituary". New York Times. May 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ a b c Rao, Ankita (2020-05-12). "A legend at a Brooklyn hospital dies of Covid-19: 'He ran into the fire'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ a b c "SUNY Downstate Department of Medicine Faculty – James A. Mahoney, MD". www.downstate.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- ^ "Coronavirus Memoriam: Remembering Dedicated Public Servants Gary Walker, Dr. James Mahoney". 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- 1950s births
- 2020 deaths
- 20th-century American physicians
- 21st-century American physicians
- Physicians from New York (state)
- People from Nassau County, New York
- American pulmonologists
- American internists
- LIU Post alumni
- SUNY Downstate College of Medicine alumni
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center faculty
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)
- 21st-century African-American physicians