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James B Tucker, M.D.

Professor, Family Medicine
1139 St. Joseph's Hospital
Syracuse, NY 13203
315-464-4437
Lab/Professional Web Site

Education and Clinical Training

BA: 1969, The Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, Distinguished Graduate
M.D.: 1973, Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: 1976, USAF Medical Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

Clinical Specialty

Family Practice Medicine, Certified: 1976, Recertified: 1982

Clinical Interests

Sports medicine

Additional Information

Diplomate, American Academy of Family Physicians Certification 1976
Recertification: 1982, 1989, 1996, 2002
Fellow, American Academy of Family Physicians

Dr. Tucker joined the Department of Family Medicine's faculty in 1979 as a Team Attending Physician at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. He became the Residency Director at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in 1987 and Director of Medical Education in 2003. Dr. Tucker is interested in sports medicine and has served on the Advisory Board of the College Athletic Trainers Society since 2004 and as Medical Consultant to the Athletic Department at Syracuse University since 1986. Dr. Tucker has authored/co-authored over 30 articles and book chapters in the family medicine literature. He has been awarded the Earnest Carhart Outstanding Teacher in Family Medicine Award four times, was the New York State Academy of Family Practice Family Medicine Educator of the Year in 2002 and was listed in "The Best Doctors in America" for five consecutive years (2003-2007), which is published by Worldwide Healthcare Services.

Dr. Tucker can be contacted via e-mail at: Family@upstate.edu

This profile was last updated on 02/07/2008