Carl Ronald Kahn

Background

Kahn, Carl Ronald was born on January 14, 1944 in Louisville. Son of David L. and Reva W. Kahn.

Education

Bachelor, U. Louisville, 1964; Doctor of Medicine, U. Louisville, 1968; Master of Science, U. Louisville, 1984; Master of Arts (honorary), Harvard University, 1984; Doctor of Science (honoris causa), U. Louisville, 1984; Doctor of Science (honoris causa), U. Paris-Pierre and Marie Curie, 1990.

Career

Intern and resident in ward medicine, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, 1968-1970; clinical associate, senior clinical associate, clinical endocrinology branch, National Institute Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1970-1973; senior investigator Diabetes Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1973-1978; chief diabetes branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1979-1981; research dir, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, since 1981; director, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, since 1997; associate professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1981-1984; professor medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1984; Mary K. Iacocca professor medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1986. Lecturer symposia, meetings, thesis supervisor, course director and development numerous medical institutions. Admitting and attending physician National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 1972-1981.

Physician Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 1981, chief div.Diabetes and Metabolism, 1981-1992. Associate staff Endocrinology/Internal Medicine, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, 1982, active staff, 1986. Clinical associate professor medicine, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome U. Health Scis, Bethesda, Maryland., 1979-1981.

Visiting scientist Centre de Moleculaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, 1979-1980. Adjunct Professor genetics George Washington University, 1980-1981. Overseas visiting professor Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia, 1985.

Visiting professor Royal Postgrad.Hosp., London, 1985. Rosemary Sarver visiting professor in endocrinology andmetabolism, The Hospital of the Good Samaritan, Los Angeles, 1985.

Achievements

• Carl Ronald Kahn has been listed as a noteworthy Research laboratory administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Diabetes Advisory Board, 1981-1985, co-chairman research committee, 1982-1985. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Academy Arts & Sciences, American Federation Clinical Research, The Endocrine Society (Edwin B. Astwood lecturer 1987), American Diabetes Association (Eli Lilly award for research 1980, Otto Brandman award New Jersey affiliate 1989, Elliott P. Joslin medal Massachusetts affiliate, Albert Renold award 1998), American Society Clinical Investigation (national county since 1986, president elect 1987-1988,president 1988-1989), American Society Biological Chemistry, Association American Physicians, Sigma Xi, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Susan Becker. Children: Stacy, Jeffrey.

Father:

David L. Kahn

Mother:

Reva W. Kahn

Spouse:

Susan Becker

child:

Jeffrey Kahn

child:

Stacy Kahn