Background
Krakoff, Irwin Harold was born on July 20, 1923 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Morris Joseph and Frieda Krakoff.
pharmacology and oncology educator
Krakoff, Irwin Harold was born on July 20, 1923 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Morris Joseph and Frieda Krakoff.
Bachelor, Ohio State University, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, Ohio State University, 1947.
Intern, Mount Sinai Hospital, Cleveland, 1947-1948; resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1948-1950; resident, Boston City Hospital, 1950-1951; attending physician, associate chairman department medicine, head clinical chemotherapy and pharmacology laboratory, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, 1953-1976; professor medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1955-1976; professor medicine and pharmacology, director, Vermont Regional Cancer Center, U. Vermont, 1976-1983; professor medicine and pharmacology, head division medicine, University Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1983-1993; professor emeritus, University Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, since 1993; director oncology program, Health Care International, Clydebank, Scotland, 1993-1994.
With United States Navy, 1943-1946, 51-53. Member American Association Cancer Research, American Society Clinical Oncology, American College of Physicians, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
Married Rosemary Wiggins Mackey, January 21, 1984. Children: Peter Alan, Charles Edward, Ellen Miriam.