Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dr. John E. Douglas


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The result was delete. --Core desat 01:44, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Dr. John E. Douglas

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Was tagged as an A7 speedy, but disputed. Gentleman was a professor of medicine at a state university, no evidence he passes WP:PROF, or WP:BIO otherwise. Delete. Xoloz 23:29, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete It doesn't seem notable to me. If deleted, please also remove the incoming link from John Douglas. Yechiel Man  04:34, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletions.   -- Pharamond 05:16, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

PubMed.gov shows at least 35 articles by this physician (search Douglas JE(au) and at least 58 show up, a few by the John E. Douglas, profiler but most by the John E. Douglas, cardiologist and also another JE Douglas who appears to specialize in equine health). Keep in mind his career spanned 1960s to present and as such the medical reference databases may not capture all of his early work; some databases only go back a couple of decades. John E. Douglas, cardiologist published in JAMA, Lancet, American Journal of Cardiology, among others; I didn't search the number of citations to him, just the articles on which he himself is an author. Yes, he was a professor of medicine at a state university; what is rather remarkable about him is that he chose such a career, after graduating medical school at Johns Hopkins University (in top tier of his class) and serving as chief resident at Duke University, to bring high quality medicine to what was a relatively rural area in East Tennesseee (and prior to that, Arkansas). I'd say it's 1960s idealism at its best. [[User:TerangaCat|] 12:10, 7 June 2007 (UTC)TerangaCat


 * Delete as no notability established (just the one article cited). --jbmurray (talk|contribs) 05:21, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: I am not convinced that he is notable enough, but this page was tagged for speedy deletion less than a minute after creation. I just don't find that acceptable. I suggest giving the author a chance to improve the article (most importantly, add references) and get back to it in another month or so. Pharamond 17:30, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
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