Denis Richard Benjamin

Background

Denis Richard Benjamin was born on February 8, 1945 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Education

Denis received a Bachelor of Science from the University of the Witwatersrand (with first class honors) in 1964. He received a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree (cum laude) in 1968.

Career

Denis worked as an intern in surgery at Johannesburg General Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1969, as an intern in medicine at NonEuropean Hospital, Johannesburg in 1969, as an intern in pediatrics at Transvaal Memorial Hospital for Children in 1970. He also worked as a resident in anatomic and clinical pathology at University and Affiliated Hospitals in 1970-1972.

Denis worked on various positions from 1972 till 1990 at the University of Washington, Seattle. In 1974 he was an assistant pathologist at Children’s Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Center, head of Division of Laboratory Medicine in 1975, director of School of Medical Technology in 1975, an associate director of Department of Laboratories in 1977-1984, director of the laboratory since 1984. He worked as a pathologist for acute myeloid leukemia at Children’s Cancer Study Group in 1980-1990. He also was a consultant to Project Hope and Harvard Medical International.

Denis is a contributor to medical books, a contributor of about a hundred articles to medical journals and popular magazines, including Seattle's Child, Mushroom: Journal of Wild Mushrooming, and Journal of Irreproducible Results. He was also an associate editor at Pediatric Pathology in 1986-1992 and an editor in chief at Pediatric Pathology and Laboratory Medicine since 1994.

Works

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• book

  • Mushrooms Poisons and Panaceas: A Handbook for Naturalists, Mycologists, and Physicians

Membership

He was a member of International Pediatric Pathology Association, North American Mycological Association, Society for Pediatric Pathology (chair of research committee, 1988-1991; member of council, 1988-1994), College of American Pathologists, Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Council of Biology Editors, Washington State Society of Pathologists, King County Medical Society, Puget Sound Mycological Society. He was also a member of medical executive committee at Children’s Hospital and Medical Center since 1984 and hospital steering committee since 1994.

• Chair of research committee, 1988-1991; member of council, 1988-1994.

  North American Mycological Association, Society for Pediatric Pathology , United States

  1988 - 1994

Interests

• mycology, sailing, hiking, food, cooking, golf, ikebana

Connections

Denis married Vivien Kotkin in 1968. The coupole have 2 children: Craig, Graham.

Spouse:

Vivien Kotkin

child:

Craig Benjamin

child:

Graham Benjamin