Background
Niepomniszcze, Hugo was born on April 27, 1942 in Buenos Aires. Son of Herman Guillermo and Aida (Tartas) Niepomniszcze.
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Hugo Niepomniszcze
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Hugo Niepomniszcze, Argentinian Physician, consultant. Recipient 1st prize in medicine Centennial of the U. Hospital, 1978, Electronic Arts de Gunche prize National Academy Medicine, 1985, Distinguished Svc. award Complejo Medical Churruca Visca, 1990, Science Production prize U. Buenos Aires, 1994.
Education
Doctor of Medicine, U. Buenos Aires, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine, U. Buenos Aires, 1975.
Career
Research fellow, National Research Council, Buenos Aires, 1967-1970;
investigator, National Research Council, Buenos Aires, 1973-1976;
postdoctoral research fellow, University of Chicago, 1970-1972;
head of thyroid section, U. Hospital, Buenos Aires, since 1975;
chief service endocrinology, Churruca-Visca Hospital, Buenos Aires, 1981-1997;
professor physiology, U. Buenos Aires, since 1986;
director endocrine course, U. Buenos Aires, 1986-1990;
director endocrine career, U. Buenos Aires, 1989-1999;
science director, Chief Executive Officer, Buenos Aires DAIM, S.R.L., 1995-1998. Radioisotopist Atomic Energy Commission, Buenos Aires, 1967. President L.Am. Thyroid Congress, Mar del Plata, Argentina, 1981.
Science advisor Novartis Foundation, London, since 1980. Consultant endocrinology Churruca-Visca Hospital, Buenos Aires, 1997-1998.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, L.Am. Thyroid Society (Abbott prize 1978, LATS award 1993, president 1997-1999), Endocrine Society Chile (honorary), American Thyroid Association (correspondent), Argentina Society Clinical Investigation, Argentina Federation Endocrine Socs. (vice president 1992-1994, SAEM prize 1967), Argentina Society Endocrinology and Metabolism (vice president 1995-1996).
Interests
Connections
Married Alicia I. Barmach, January 28, 1967 (deceased April 1986). Married Estela B. Cánovas de la Vega, October 16, 1988. Children: Silvina Ruth, Luis Dario.
