Edward J. Benz, Jr.
Edward J. Benz, Jr., MD, is the president of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts.,[1] and the Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine[2] as well as a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School.[3]
He was named to the presidency of Dana-Farber in 2000, succeeding David Nathan, MD.[4] He is also the chief executive officer of Dana-Farber/Partners Cancer Care and a member of the Governing Board for Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center.[5] He also is director of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.[6]
Biography
He earned his Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School in 1973,[7] and a master's degree (privatum) from Yale University.[8] His medical school thesis, which was done at Boston Children's Hospital, won the Soma Weiss and Leon Resnick Awards for Research.[9] He completed training at the National Institutes of Health, Yale University School of Medicine and Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, Mass.[10]
He is board certified in both hematology and internal medicine and remains clinically active.[11] He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians[12] and is known for his work on blood disorders.[13]
Previous positions
Prior to his role at Dana-Farber, Benz was the chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. At Johns Hopkins, he served as the Sir William Osler Professor of Medicine.[14] He also served as physician in chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital.[15]
He has also been president at the American Society of Hematology, the Association of American Cancer Institutes, the American Society for Clinical Investigation,[16] the American Clinical and Climatological Society,[17] and the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research.[18]
Research
Benz is an active researcher who receives funding through the National Institutes of Health[19] and is part of the leukemia research program at Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.[20] His research centers on the molecular basis and genetics around inherited blood disorders.[21]
Publications
Benz is an associate editor for the New England Journal of Medicine.[22] He is the author of more than 300 articles, books, reviews and abstracts.[23] In particular, he is coeditor of several standard texts:
- Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice (Silberstein, Leslie E., et al. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2012)[24]
- Principles and Practice of Medicine (Benz, Edward J. et al. Principles and Practice of Medicine. Appleton and Lange, 2005)[25]
- Oxford Textbook of Medicine, 4th ed. (Warrell, D.A., et al. Oxford Textbook of Medicine. Oxford University Press, 2003)[26]
Awards and honors
- Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award, 2011[27]
- American Society of Hematology Mentoring Award in Basic Science, 2007[28]
- Chair, National Institutes of Health Director’s Blue Ribbon Panel on the future of Intramural Clinical Research, 2003[29]
- Royal Society of Medicine Book Award (for Oxford Textbook of Medicine), 2003[30]
- Elected to: Institute of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[31] American Society for Clinical Investigation,[32] and the Association of American Physicians.[33]
References
- ↑ Edward J. Benz, MD Physician Profile
- ↑ Huntsman Cancer Institute External Advisory Board
- ↑ Telegram & Gazette, “Today’s Pan-Mass Challenge raising millions for cancer research”
- ↑ Edward J. Benz, Jr., President of Dana-Farber
- ↑ Edward J. Benz, Jr., President of Dana-Farber
- ↑ DF/HCC Membership Profile
- ↑ U.S. News and World Report
- ↑ John B. Graham Medical Student Research Society
- ↑ MD Anderson Cancer Center Women Faculty Programs
- ↑ Huntsman Cancer Center External Advisory Board
- ↑ DFCI Physician Profile
- ↑ Huntsman Cancer Institute External Advisory Board
- ↑ Newswire, Edward J. Benz, Jr., MD, Named President of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- ↑ John B. Graham Medical Student Research Society Research Day Speakers, 2010
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, “Hopkins Picks Chief Physician
- ↑ MD Anderson 2011 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award
- ↑ Bloomberg Businessweek Executive Profile
- ↑ Huntsman Cancer Center External Advisory Board
- ↑ MD Anderson Cancer Center Women Faculty Programs
- ↑ Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
- ↑ MD Anderson Cancer Center Women Faculty Programs
- ↑ About NEJM Editors and Publishers
- ↑ MD Anderson Cancer Center Women Faculty Programs
- ↑ Google Scholar - Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice
- ↑ Amazon.com - Principles and Practice of Medicine
- ↑ Google Books - Oxford Textbook of Medicine, Fourth Edition
- ↑ MD Anderson Cancer Center Women Faculty Programs
- ↑ ASH Mentor Award
- ↑ Huntsman Cancer Institute External Advisory Board
- ↑ MD Anderson Cancer Center Women Faculty Programs
- ↑ USA-India Chamber of Commerce, speaker profiles
- ↑ Huntsman Cancer Institute External Advisory Board
- ↑ Association of American Physicians, member directory