James Mahoney (pulmonologist)
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SUNY Downstate College of Medicine (MD)
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) |
| Occupations | 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.
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]