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In Memoriam
James Allen Pittman, Jr.
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James Allen Pittman, Jr., MD, former dean of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine, died on January 12, 2014 at age 86. Dr. Pittman served as dean at UAB from 1973 until his retirement in 1992. During his tenure, he recruited and retained an outstanding, internationally-recognized faculty to the University.
Dr. Pittman earned his MD magna cum laude from Harvard Medical School in 1952 …