Background
Presant, Cary Arnet was born on December 16, 1942 in Buffalo. Son of Allen and Reeta (Coplon) Presant.
Presant, Cary Arnet was born on December 16, 1942 in Buffalo. Son of Allen and Reeta (Coplon) Presant.
Student, University Buffalo, 1960-1962; Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1966.
International, Columbia Presby. Medical center, New York City
resident, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis
staff associate, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1967-1969;
assistant professor medicine, Washington U., St. Louis, 1973-1979;
director medical oncology, City of Hope, Durate, California, 1979-1982;
professor medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1982;
president, California Cancer Medical Center, Los Angeles, since 1992. Chairman Melanoma Sarcoma committee Southeastern Cancer Study Group, Birmingham, Alabama, 1974-1982, Los Angeles Oncol.
Institute, since 1989. Director Michael Landon Cancer Prevention Center, since 1992. Principal investigator Control Los Angeles Community Clinical Oncology Project, since 1987.
Science advisory board Vestar Research Company, Pasadena, California, since 1982. Sklarow Memorial lecturer Maimonedes Society, 1981.
Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Medical Association (delegate commission on cancer 1988-1993, expert consultant diagnosis and treatment technical assessment committee since 1988), American Cancer Society (group chairman cancer control California chapter 1992-1993, president elect 1992-1993, president 1993-1994), American Society Clinical Oncology (board directors), American Society Hematology, American Association Cancer Research, International Society Hematology, Los Angeles Oncologic Institute (board directors), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Sheila Lassman, June 11, 1966. Children: Seth, Sean, Jaron, Jaclyn.