Michael B. James M.D.

Dr. Michael Brodie James of Plymouth, MA, formerly of Boston, MA, passed away September 4, 2005, of lung cancer. A world renown Dermatologist, born in Toledo, OH, December 6, 1936, son of the late Dr. Arthur P.R. and Viola (Brodie) James. Graduate of Ottawa Hills High School, class of 1954 and attended Standford University undergraduate 1954-1956, graduated from pre medical from Toledo University, class of 1957, and the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, class of 1961. Tendered his internship and Dermatology Residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He was the co-founder of the International Society of cosmetic Dermatology with his close friend Dr. Pierfrancesco Morganti of Rome, Italy. He and his father owned and operated a Cosmetic Pharmaceutical Corporation: Dermatologic Investigative and Developmental Corp. The company was dedicated to responsible development of dermatolic products. He was a published author of over 100 papers and presentations with a strong interest in Dermatologic Endocrinology as it is related to hair loss and other Dermatologic disorders. He was a life member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgeons, Life member of the Cutaneous Therapy Society. He had practiced with his father for 15 years in the Toledo, Ohio area, mainly Maumee and Perrysburg. He was considered an expert in his field and was frequently called upon to testify in front of the Food and Drug Administration. His love of fishing led him to open a practice in Canada and Portland, Maine in the 1980's. Most recently he was employed by Bridgewater, Goddard Park Medical Associates of Raynham in community with Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston.
Beloved husband of Catherine A. (Foltz); loving father of Catherine Nicole Wilson and her husband, John of Bridgeport, WV, Laura Anne Bowers and her husband, Capt. Jerry E. of Springfield and Elizabeth Kate James of Springfield; grandfather of Catherine Alexis Wilson and Madison R. Wilson.
Funeral Mass on Saturday, September 17, at 11:00 a.m. in St. Bonaventure Church, State Rd., Manomet. Cremation in Duxbury Crematory. Memorial donations may be made to the Cutaneous Therapy Society, 616 Allen Ave., Glendale, CA 91201 or the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. More information and directions visit www.cartmellfuneralhome.com