Dean of Stanford University School of Medicine Elected to California Healthcare Institute Board.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2003 Philip A. Pizzo, M.D., dean, Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine is affiliated with Stanford University and is located at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California, adjacent to Palo Alto and Menlo Park. , was elected to the board of directors of California Healthcare Institute (CHI). CHI is a non-profit public policy research and advocacy organization representing leading California academic institutions, biotechnology, medical device, diagnostics and pharmaceutical firms. Pizzo, 58, became dean at Stanford University School of Medicine in April 2001 leaving his position of the past five years as the physician-in-chief and chair of the Department of Medicine at Children's Hospital, Boston and the Thomas Morgan Rotch professor and chair of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. . He received his B.A. degree from Fordham College, and his M.D. degree from the University of Rochester The University of Rochester (UR) is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian research university located in Rochester, New York. The university is one of 62 elected members of the Association of American Universities. School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital, Boston, Pizzo joined the Pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. Oncology Branch of the National Cancer Institute (NCI See Liberate. ) as a clinical associate, and then served as a pediatric oncology investigator at the National Institutes of Health (NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. ), where he trained in both pediatric oncology and infectious diseases. In 1981 Pizzo was appointed chief of Pediatrics at NCI, and in 1995 was named acting scientific director of NCI's Division of Clinical Sciences. He was also the director of the Infectious Disease Section at NCI. Pizzo also was professor of Pediatrics at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences The university currently has two mottos: "Learning to Care For Those In Harm's Way" and "Providing Good Medicine In Bad Places." USU School of Medicine With an enrollment of approximately 167 students per class, USU School of Medicine is located in Bethesda, Maryland on the in Bethesda, Md. He is a member of numerous distinguished societies, including the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. "Stanford plays a pivotal role in California's life sciences community," said CHI President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. David Gollaher, "and Phil Pizzo represents the best of academic science and medicine. His background in research and in patient care, together with his qualities as a leader in medical education, position him to make valuable contributions to CHI's mission, which, at its core, is to advance biomedical research and development in California." CHI represents more than 200 leading biotechnology, medical device, diagnostics and pharmaceutical companies, and public and private academic biomedical research organizations. CHI's mission is to advance responsible public policies that foster medical innovation and promote scientific discovery. CHI's Web site is http://www.chi.org. |
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