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Hennekens, Charles Henry was born on June 12, 1942 in New York City. Son of Charles Henry and Pauline (Garciello) Hennekens.
Hennekens, Charles Henry was born on June 12, 1942 in New York City. Son of Charles Henry and Pauline (Garciello) Hennekens.
Bachelor of Science, Queens College, 1963; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1967; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1972; Master of Science, Harvard University, 1973; Department of Public Health, Harvard University, 1975.
Intern in medicine, Cornell Univercity Hospitals, New York City, 1967-1968;
resident in internal medicine, Cornell Univercity Hospitals, New York City, 1968-1969;
epidemic intelligence officer, United States Public Health Service, Dade County Department Public Health, Miami, Florida, 1969-1971;
assistant professor epidemiology, public health chief chronic disease, U. Miami School of Medicine, 1972-1974;
assistant professor medicine Channing Laboratory, Harvard University, Boston, 1975-1981;
associate professor medicine and clinical epidemiology, Harvard University, Boston, 1981-1988;
professor medicine and preventive medicine, Harvard University, Boston, since 1990;
acting chair department preventive medicine, Harvard University, Boston, since 1990;
physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 1982-1992;
senior physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 1992-1993;
professor medicine, ambulatory care and prevention chief division preventive medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, since 1993;
acting chair department preventive medicine, Medical School Harvard University, Boston, 1990-1992. Assistant visiting physician Boston City Hospital, since 1975. Visiting epidemiologist with Sir Richard Doll, Federal Reserve System, Regius Professor of Medicine at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford (England) University, 1978-1979.
Visiting professor department epidemiology public health U. Miami School of Meidcine, since 1980. Visiting professor medicine New York Hospital Cornell Univercity Medical Center, 1990. Kroc. visiting professor medicine U. New Mexico, 1990.
Adjunct associate professor division biostatistics and epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, since 1990. Research director East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, since 1988. Consultant Pan American Health Organisation, Caracas, Venezuela, 1975-1977, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1979.
Senior fellow Francis Weld Peabody Society Harvard Medical School, since 1989, review committee for educational programs, 1986-1987. Member admissions committee School Public Health Boston University, since 1984, preventative medicine advising committee, since 1985. Consultant Brockton (Massachusetts) Veterans Administration Hospital., since 1982, U. Miami (Florida) School Medicine, since 1983, West Roxbury (Massachusetts) Veterans Administration Hospital., since 1984, many others.
Member numerous other committees and organizations. Lecturer, speaker in field. Instructor, course director numerous institutions.
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Member pediatric hypertension subgroup National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1977-1978, task force on research in epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular diseases, since 1992, numerous others. Member external advising committee University of Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1980-1982. Member arteriosclerosis andhypertension in childhood committee American Heart Association, 1981-1983, member epidemiology and lipoprotein metabolism review committee, 1986-1990, others.
Member of advisory committee for studies of chemoprevention of cancer in Beijing National Cancer Institute, 1982-1983. Member professional advising committee American Council on Alcoholism, 1986-1987. Member Vietnam veterans studies advisory panel Office of Technology Assessment, 1988-1990.
Member expert panel cancer prevention advances National Cancer Institute 1993, chairman data safety and monitoring board for TIMI-7 trial, 1991-1994, member numerous others Fellow American College Epidemiology (board directors 1984-1988), American College Cardiology (honorary). Member APHA, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Epidemol. Society, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, American Society for Preventive Oncology, Argentine Society of Cardiology (honorary), Association Teachers Preventive Medicine, International Association for Vitamin and Nutritional Oncology, International Epidemiological Association, Society for Epidemiologic Research (president 1991-1992), Massachusetts Heart Association, Massachusetts Public Health Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, New York Academy Science, Norfolk District Medical Society, Science Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, International Society and Federation for Cardiology Society, Society for Clinical Trials, Society for Epidemiologic Research, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Deborah Cole. Children: charles, Jennifer, Alissa.