Joseph Bullock

COLUMBUS-Joseph Daniel Bullock, MD passed away peacefully on January 5, 2022, from advanced stage adenocarcinoma. He was 79 years old. He is survived by his wife Martha Foss Bullock "Martie," younger daughter Sarah Harrison Bullock "Sally" of Cincinnati, older daughter Dr. Jennifer Zane Bullock "Jennie," son-in-law Dr. Nicholas Zumberge, grandsons William and Mitchell Zumberge of Columbus, and brother Dr. John Bullock (wife Gretchen) of Long Boat Key, Florida. He spent 45 years as an Allergist serving Southern Ohio.

Dr. Bullock was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Wittenberg University where he studied organic chemistry, philosophy, and biology which led him to attend medical school at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, where he earned his medical degree in 1967. He was naturally drawn to pediatrics and completed his general pediatrics internship and residency at Nationwide Children's Hospital in 1969. He served as a physician in the United States Air Force. He accepted a fellowship granted by the National Institutes of Health in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. He completed this Allergy and Immunology training in 1971 and moved to Ohio to open an Allergy practice with Charles Miller called Miller and Bullock Allergy, which later became known as Midwest Allergy.

Dr. Bullock practiced Allergy and Immunology for 45 years, from 1971 through 2016, when he retired at the age of 74. His daughter, Dr. Jennifer Bullock, joined him in practice in 2006, and they enjoyed practicing Allergy together for 10 years until his retirement. He cherished the time that they spent together in caring for patients, and he always felt it very fulfilling that he was able to pass his years of allergy experience and knowledge on to his daughter. He also volunteered one day a week in the Allergy clinic at Nationwide Children's Hospital for much of his career. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, a Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and he served as the President of the Ohio Allergy Society.

Dr. Bullock was fascinated by Allergy and Immunology. He was committed to a lifetime of learning and continuing education in Allergy and Immunology. He read both the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Annals of Allergy from cover to cover every month until just one month before his death. In his Allergy practice, he mentored first year medical students from The Ohio State University with a focus on teaching them how to listen to and interview a patient and the importance of the doctor-patient relationship. He greatly enjoyed having local Family Practice residents rotate with him in the office to learn more about Allergy and Immunology.

Joe was so grateful for the kidney transplant that he received in 2008. This gift of life gave him a renewed zest for life, and allowed him to "pay it forward" to practice medicine for another 8 years. Dr. Bullock felt honored to have the privilege to meet so many people every day, and to help them find answers and solutions for their medical problems. He treated his patients and staff members as family, and he wanted them to know that he loved them dearly and missed them during his retirement.

We sincerely appreciate the outpouring of kind sentiments that have already been expressed by Dr. Bullock's former patients. Any of his patients who wish to share a condolence or remembrance about Dr. Bullock are welcome to do so by writing to his daughter at Bullock Allergy and Asthma, 200 North Plaza Boulevard, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601.

Joe requested that his memorial service is postponed due to the current COIVD pandemic. A formal memorial service will be held in the late Spring, 2022. In lieu of flowers, Joe requested that donations are made to the Joseph C. Bullock endowed scholarship at Wittenberg University. Donations may be made by a check written to Wittenberg University with "Joseph C. Bullock Scholarship" on the memo line, and sent to Wittenberg University, P.O. Box 720, Springfield, Ohio 45501. This scholarship was created in honor of Joe's father, Joseph Craven Bullock, and 6 other members of the Bullock family who were graduates of Wittenberg University. To share memories or condolences, please visit www.schoedinger.com. Arrangements entrusted to SCHOEDINGER MIDTOWN.