Esteban Mezey

Background

Mezey, Esteban was born on October 12, 1936 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Kalman Coloman and Elisabeth (Jaberg) Mezey. came to the United States, 1953.

Education

Bachelor in Zoology, Yale University, 1958; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1962.

Career

Intern, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, 1962-1963; resident, St. Luke's Hospital Center, New York City, 1963-1965; fellow in gastroenterology, St. Luke's Hospital Center, New York City, 1965-1966; National Institutes of Health postgraduate research fellow, St. Luke's Hospital Center, New York City, 1966-1967; research associate, St. Luke's Hospital Center, New York City, 1966-1967; Norman Jolliffe fellow in clinical nutrition, Columbia University, New York City, 1966-1967; from instructor to professor medicine, School Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1968-1982; professor, School Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, since 1982; member of staff division gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, since 1968; chief hepatology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, since 1988. Chief hepatology Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Baltimore, 1968-1984, medical director alcoholism services, 1972-1984. Medical director alcoholism treatment program, phase I, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1985-1987.

Director Johns Hopkins Alcohol Research Center, 1985-1988. Consultant liver diseases Veterans Administration Hospital., Fort Howard, Maryland., 1968-1996. Medical research service merit review board gastroenterology VA, 1983-1987.

Member of advisory board Liver Center, Yale University, New Haven, 1985-1993. Member committees and subcommittee professional and educational institutions.

Achievements

• Esteban Mezey has been listed as a noteworthy Internist, gastroenterologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Baltimore Area Council on Alcoholism, vice president, 1972-1976, president, 1976-1977. Board directors American Council on Alcoholism, 1980-1989. Member medical advisory board Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation, 1987-1993, chairman, 1992-1993.

Member alcoholism advisory county to mayor City of Baltimore, 1987-1988. Member alcoholism research review committee biomedical branch National Institute Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1979-1983, member of national advisory county, 1985-1988, member extramural science advisory board,1990-1993, member board science counselors, 1994-1998, chairman since 1996. Fellow American College of Physicians.

Member Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Association for Study of Liver Diseases (president 1993, councilor 1989-1997,chairman publications committee 1986-1988), American Gastroenterological Association, International Association for Study of Liver, International Society for biomedical Research on Alcoholism, PanAmerican Medical Association (past counselor alcoholism section), Research Society on Alcoholism (program committee), Colombian Society Gastroenterology (correspondent), Argentinian Society Pathology, Ibero-American Association for Study of Problems of Alcoholism, Eastern Gut Club, American Liver Foundation (board directors since 1995).

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, swimming.

Connections

Married Anne Elizabeth Lindeman, June 3, 1962. Children: Lillian, Paul Stephen, Marina.

Father:

Kalman Coloman Mezey

Mother:

Elisabeth (Jaberg) Mezey

Spouse:

Anne Elizabeth Lindeman

child:

Paul Stephen Mezey

child:

Lillian Mezey

child:

Marina Mezey