Background
Benz,, Edward John was born on May 22, 1946 in Pittsburgh. Son of Edward John and Verna Marie (Cuddyre) Benz.
administrator educator hematologist
Benz,, Edward John was born on May 22, 1946 in Pittsburgh. Son of Edward John and Verna Marie (Cuddyre) Benz.
Bachelor of Arts in Biology, cum laude, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1968. Doctor of Medicine magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1973.
Resident Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1973-1975. Fellow pediatric hematology Children's Hospital Medical Center, 1974-1975. Fellow adult hematology Yale University School Medicine, New Haven, 1978-1979, assistant professor internal medicine, 1979-1982, associate professor internal medicine, human genetics, 1982-1987, professor internal medicine, human genetics, 1987-1992, chief section hematology, 1987-1992, chairman dean's curriculum task force, 1987-1988, associate chairman department internal medicine, 1988-1992.
Jack D. Myers professor, chairman department medicine University Pittsburgh School Medicine, 1993-1995. Professor molecular biology & genetics Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, 1995-2000, Sir William Osler professor, director department medicine, 1995-2000. Physician-in-chief Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1995-2000.
Richard & Susan Smith professor medicine, professor pediatrics & pathology Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 2000, faculty dean oncology. President, Chief Executive Officer Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, since 2000. Chief Executive Officer Dana Farber Partners CancerCare, Boston.
Director Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Boston. Trustee Dana Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Care. Surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1975—1978.
Research associate molecular hematology National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, 1975—1978. Adjunct professor biological science Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1993—1995. Professor pro-tem, honorary visiting chief service Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, 1997.
Howard Hiatt visiting professor Harvard Medical School, 1998. Clement Finch professor University Washington, 1998. Litchfield lecturer Oxford University, 1999.
Bulfinch visiting professor medicine Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 2000. Haynes distinguished visiting professor medicine Duke University, 2000. Franz Inglefinger visiting professor Boston University, 2001.
President Friends National Institute Nursing Research, 2005—2006. Trustee Rockefeller University, since 2004. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians, American Academy Arts & Sciences.
Member: American Association Cancer Institutes (vice president 2005-2006, president 2007-2008), Institute Medicine, American Society Human Genetics, American Clinical & Climatological Society 2011, American Society Hematology (executive council 1994, vice president 1998, president 2000), American Federation Clinical Research, Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation (national council 1987-1991, president 1991-1992), Princeton Elm Club, Interurban Clinical Club, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Margaret A. Vettese. Children: Timothy Edward, Jennifer Kirsten.