Cirriculum Vitae of George David Fain, M.D., PhD
Date and Place of Birth
Keesler AFB Hospital, Biloxi, Miss. November 19, 1950
Marital Status
Married to Kathy Johnson Fain, M.D. from Hattiesburg, Miss for thirty-three years. He has three children: Christopher age 29, Laura age 26, and Leanna age 23
Education
High School Ocean Springs High School ninth of a class of 70, 1968 Diploma
Jr. College Gulf Coast Jr. College, Gautier Miss, 1970 A.S.
College University of Southern Mississippi, 1972, B.S.
Major in Environmental Science Grade point 3.57
Graduate School University of Southern Mississippi, 1976, PhD
Marine Ecology in association with the Gulf Coast
Research Laboratory of Ocean Springs, Miss.
Grade point 3.94
Medical School University of Mississippi at Jackson, Miss., 1980 M.D.
Middle third of the class
Internship and Residency
Internship Pediatric Internship Keesler AFB, Miss. 1980-1981
Residency Pediatrics Keesler AFB, Miss. 1981-1983
Served as Chief Resident 1983
Board Certification
Board Certified American Academy of Pediatrics Jan 19, 1986 Current
Written Boards passed 1984
Societies
American Academy of Pediatrics - 1982-date
Hospital and Clinic Affiliations Past
Staff Pediatrician Norton AFB Clinic 1983-1986
Chief of Pediatrics Norton AFB Clinic 1986-1987
Hospital Privileges March AFB Regional Hospital 1983-1987
Current Hospital and Clinic Affiliations
Private Practice Children’s Clinic of Ocean Springs, P.A. 1987-date
Primary Hospital Affiliation Ocean Springs Hospital, Ocean Springs, Miss. Active Staff
Second Hospital Affiliation Biloxi Regional Hospital, Biloxi, Miss. Courtesy Staff
Post Graduate Training
Currently current in BLS, Neonatal Resuscitation (hospital instructor)
Medical Responsibilities
Serves on the Medical Staff at the Ocean Springs Hospital. Served as Chairman of the Pediatrics Department 1999-2001, served as a member of the Medical Executive Committee 1999-2001, and the current Nurses task force.
Currently, chairman of the Pediatric Department and Medical Executive Committee.
Other Significant Activities
Privileged to serve as one of the Elders of the Ocean Springs Church of Christ where he is the Adult Bible teacher and has been so for over forteen years.
Has published many articles in local news papers dealing with public health issues.
Long Term Goals and Plans
Dr. Fain is living his life long dream, to return to his home town community and give back to it some measure of what he was given as a child. He enjoys the rapport with the families in his clinic and enjoys meeting them outside the clinic. He enjoys the small town atmosphere of Ocean Springs. His immediate goals is the raising of his children in the community and to spend enough time with them to insure their proper growth and development.
Bibliography
Fain, G.D. 1976. Culture Techniques and Reactions of Brackish Water Copepods to Oil Toxins. Dissertation. Published by the Graduate School of The University of Southern Mississippi. 179 pages.