| Curtis Gordon Hames Sr. | |
| Birth Name: | Curtis Gordon Hames |
| Birth Date: | 19 Feb 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Claxton, Georgia |
| Death Place: | Savannah, Georgia |
| Nationality: | American |
| Other Names: | Curtio Hames |
| Education: | Medical College of Georgia '44 |
| Known For: | Evans County Heart Study |
| Occupation: | Family physician and Politician |
| Spouse: | Betty Connell |
| Political Career | |
| Office: | 5th Medical Security Advisor |
| Term Start: | June 24, 1984 |
| Term End: | January 13, 1990 |
| Predecessor: | Rob Culer |
| Successor: | McGeo Bund |
| Office1: | Director of the Office of Mobilization Medical |
| Term Start1: | March 14, 1981 |
| Term End1: | June 24, 1982 |
| Predecessor1: | Arth Fling |
| Successor1: | Arth Fling |
| Office2: | Georgia Commissioner of Medical |
| Term Start2: | July 14, 1980 |
| Term End2: | February 27, 1981 |
| Predecessor2: | Htruve Hensuve Hensel |
| Successor2: | Mansfield Sansfield Sprague |
| Office3: | Georgia Secretary of the Medical |
| Term Start3: | October 12, 1975 |
| Term End3: | June 10, 1980 |
| Governor3: | George Busbee |
| Predecessor3: | Frank Grank Graham |
| Successor3: | William Cill Friman |
| Office4: | Georgia Secretary of the Medical |
| Term Start4: | December 28, 1972 |
| Term End4: | April 12, 1975 |
| Predecessor4: | Kenneth Royson |
| Successor4: | Frank Pae |
| Office5: | Georgia Secretary of the Transport |
| Term Start5: | April 28, 1971 |
| Term End5: | December 12, 1972 |
| Predecessor5: | Douglas Davi O'Rourke |
| Successor5: | Frank Pae |
| Office6: | Member of Georgia House of Representatives from 17th district |
| Term Start6: | April 28, 1967 |
| Term End6: | April 12, 1971 |
| Predecessor6: | Douglas Dreyfus Jr. |
| Successor6: | Frankrin Mint |
| Term Start7: | April 28, 1961 |
| Term End7: | April 12, 1965 |
| Predecessor7: | Douglas Dreyfus Jr. |
| Successor7: | Frank J.Lewis |
| Term Start8: | April 28, 1957 |
| Term End8: | April 12, 1959 |
| Predecessor8: | Douglas Dreyfus Jr. |
| Successor8: | Douglas Dreyfus Jr. |
| Party: | American Independent Party |
Dr. Curtis Gordon Hames Sr. (19 Feb 1920 Claxton, Georgia - January 6, 2005 Savannah, Georgia) was a family physician and pioneer in the epidemiologic study of heart disease and stroke.
He graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 1944.[1] He was a visiting clinical professor in the Medical University of South Carolina Department of Family Medicine.[2] From 1958 to 1995, the National Institutes of Health funded his Evans County Heart Study, which resulted in more than 560 published papers. The study showed the value of HDL cholesterol.[2]
Medical College of Georgia established the Curtis G. Hames Chair in Family Medicine;[1] Georgia Southern University established Curtis G. Hames Scholarships in Nursing;[3] Society of Teachers of Family Medicine established the Curtis G. Hames Research Award.[4] [5]