Gary David Friedman

Background

Friedman, Gary David was born on March 8, 1934 in Cleveland. Son of Howard N. and Cema C. Friedman.

Education

Student, Antioch College, 1951-1953; Bachelor of Science in Biological Science, University of Chicago, 1956; Doctor of Medicine with honors, University of Chicago, 1959; Master of Science in Biostatics, Harvard School Public Health, 1965.

Career

Intern, resident, Harvard Medical Superior vena cava syndrome, Boston City Hospital, 1959-1961; 2d year resident, University Hospitals Cleveland, 1961-1962; medical officer heart disease epidemiology study, National Heart Institute, Framingham, Massachusetts, 1962-1966; chief epidemiology unit, field and training station, heart disease central program, United States Public Health Service, San Francisco, 1966-1968; senior epidemiologist division research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, California, 1968-1976; assistant director epidemiology and biostatics, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, California, 1976-1991; director, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, California, 1991-1998; senior investigator, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Oakland, since 1998. Research fellow, then research associate preventive medicine Harvard Medical School, 1962-1966. Lecturer department biomedical and environmental health science, school public health University of California Berkeley, since 1968.

Lecturer epidemiology and biostatics University of California School Medicine, San Francisco, since 1980, assistant clinical professor 1967-1975, associate clinical professor, 1975-1992 departments medicine and family and community medicine, consultant professor Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medical, since 1998. Member United States-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics working group sudden cardiac death National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1975-1982, commission on epidemiology and veterans follow-up studies National Research Council, 1980-1985, subcommittee on twins, since 1980, epidemiology and disease central study section National Institutes of Health, 1982-1986, United States Preventive Superior vena cava syndrome Task Force, 1984-1988, scientific rev.panel on toxic air contaminants State of California, since 1988, advising committee Merck Foundation/Society Epidemiological Research, Clinical Epidemiology Fellowships, 1990-1994. Senior advisor expert panel on preventive services United States Public Health Service, 1991-1996.

Achievements

• Gary David Friedman has been listed as a noteworthy Epidemiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Primer of Epidemiology

    ( 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "Medical students, as well as s...)

  • Primer of epidemiology
  • Primer of Epidemiology by Gary D. Friedman (1994-03-01)
  • Primer of Epidemiology by Gary Friedman (2003-10-16)

Membership

Oboist San Francisco Civic Symphony, since 1990, University of California, San Francisco Orchestra, since 1994, Bohemian Club Band, since 1994. Board directors Chamber Musicians Northern California, Oakland, 1991-1998. Senior surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1962-1968.

Fellow American Heart Association (chairman commission on criteria and methods 1969-1971, chairman program committee 1973-1976, county epidemiological), American College Physicians. Member APHA, American Epidemiological Society (member committee 1982-1986, president-elect 1998, president 1999), American Society Preventive Oncology, International Epidemiological Association, International Society Twin Studies, Society Epidemiologic Research( executive Committee, since 1998), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Delta Omega.

Connections

Married Ruth Helen Schleien, June 22, 1958. Children: Emily, Justin, Richard.

Father:

Howard N.

Mother:

Cema C. Friedman

Spouse:

Ruth Helen Schleien

child:

Richard Friedman

child:

Emily Friedman

child:

Justin Friedman