Donald Beckwith Martin

Background

Martin, Donald Beckwith was born on July 24, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Steen and Florence Margot (Mugnier) Martin.

Education

AB, Haverford College, 1950. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1954. Master of Arts (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1980.

Career

Intern, resident, chief resident in medicine, Massachusetts General Hosp, Boston, 1954-1959; research fellow, National Institute Arthritis and Metabolic Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1960-1961; research fellow, National Center Science Research, France, 1962; instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, 1963-1979; director Rodebaugh Diabetes Center,, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1979; professor internal medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1979; associate department chairman, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1985. Consultant National Institute Arthritis, Metabolic, Kidney and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, since 1971. Member of advisory committee endocrinology and metabolism review committee Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland., 1974-1977.

Consultant national diabetes data group National Institutes of Health, since 1978. Member Pennsylvania Diabetes Task Force Commission, Philadelphia, 1980-1987.

Achievements

• Donald Beckwith Martin has been listed as a noteworthy medical educator, diabetes researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Master American College of Physicians. Member American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Diabetes Association (council 1973-1976).

Connections

Married Anne Jacqueline Holmes, September 8, 1956. Children: Jonathan Warren, David Steen, Lydia Anne, Liza Alexandra.

Father:

Robert Steen Martin

Mother:

Florence Margot (Mugnier) Martin

Spouse:

Anne Jacqueline Holmes

child:

Lydia Anne Martin

child:

David Steen Martin

child:

Jonathan Warren Martin

child:

Liza Alexandra Martin