David Andrew Shafritz

Background

Shafritz, David Andrew was born on October 5, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Saul and Ethel (Kohn) Shafritz.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry with honors, University of Pennsylvania, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1966.

Career

Intern, then assistant resident, U. Maryland. Hospital, Baltimore, 1966-1968; research associate, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1968-1971; clinical and research fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1971-1973; instructor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1971-1973; assistant professor medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1973; assistant professor medicine and cell biology, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Yeshiva U., Bronx, New York, 1973-1976; associate professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Yeshiva U., Bronx, New York, 1976-1981; professor medicine and cell biology, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Yeshiva U., Bronx, New York, since 1981; director Marion Bessin Liver Research Center, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Yeshiva U., Bronx, New York, since 1985; Herman Lapota professor liver disease research, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Yeshiva U., Bronx, New York, since 1992. Consultant integrated Genetics, Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts, 1981-1986, Immuno, Vienna, Austria, 1986-1991, Innovir, Inc., New York City, since 1991, Eugenetech International, Inc., Ramsey, New Jersey, 1991-1993.

Temporary advisor World Health Organization, Geneva, 1983. Member National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Studies, Villanova Pennsylvania, since 1983, Renaissance Technologies, since 1996, Affymetrix, Inc., since 1997. Science advisory board committee liver cancer program Institute for Cancer Research, Fox Chase and Philadelphia, since 1987, member review panel C. study section National Institute Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases, 1988-1992.

Member central coordinator committee Liver Tissue Procurement and Distribution Sys., since 1986, National Institute Health Metabolic Pathology Study section, since 1995. Member National Board Medical Examiners and United States Medical Examination Committee, since 1996.

Achievements

• David Andrew Shafritz has been listed as a notable Physician, research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • The Liver: Biology and Pathobiology

    ( The first major text to link the discoveries of basic b...)

  • The Liver: Biology and Pathobiology by Francis V. Chisari MD (2001-09-15)

Membership

Trustee Westchester Jewish Center, Mamaroneck, New York, 1980-1986. Lieutenant commander United States Public Health Service, 1968-1971. Member American Association for Study of Liver Diseases, International Association for Studyof Liver, American Gastroenterol.

Association, American society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society Investigative Pathology, American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, New York Academy Sciences, Harvey Society, Interurban Clinical Club (secretary/treasurer since 1996).

Interests

• Avocations: jogging, tennis.

Connections

Married Sharon C. Klemow, August 16, 1964. Children: Gregory S., Adam B., Keith M.

Father:

Saul Shafritz

Mother:

Ethel (Kohn) Shafritz

Spouse:

Sharon C. Klemow

child:

Adam B. Shafritz

child:

Keith M. Shafritz

child:

Gregory S. Shafritz