Background
Mendelsohn, John was born on August 31, 1936 in Cincinnati. Son of Joe and Sarah (Feibel) Mendelsohn.
educator executive hematologist oncologist
Mendelsohn, John was born on August 31, 1936 in Cincinnati. Son of Joe and Sarah (Feibel) Mendelsohn.
Bachelor in BioChemical Sciences, Harvard University, 1958. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1963.
Intern, resident Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1963-1965, 67-68. Fellow in hematology Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, 1968-1970. Assistant professor to professor medicine University California, San Diego, 1970-1985, American Cancer Society professor clinical oncology La Jolla, 1982-1985, director Cancer Center, 1977-1985.
Professor medicine, vice-chairman Cornell University Medical College, New York City, 1985-1996. Winthrop Rockefeller chairman department medical oncology, co-head, molecular pharmacology and therapeutics program Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1985-1996. President, professor medicine University Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, since 1996.
Vice chairman BioHouston, since 2001. Board science counselors National Cancer Institute, 1986—1990, 1996—2001. Consultant, member science advisory board Progenics Pharmaceuticals.
Founder, 1st director University California San Diego Cancer Center. Member National Dialogue on Cancer, 1999, Team on Cancer Research, 2001, University California San Diego External Advisory Committee, 2000, Governor's Biotechnology Panel, Center for Houston's Future. Member external advisory board John Hopkins Oncology Center, since 1993.
Faculty University Texas Graduate School Biomedical Sciences.
Member Governor's Cancer Council, California, 1981—1985. Board directors American Cancer Society, San Diego, 1981—1985, Houston Grand Opera, BioHouston, Center for Houston's Future, Houston Forum. Board directors, member healthcare task force Greater Houston Partnership, 1997.
Board directors, member executive committee Houston Technology Center, since 1998, national cancer policy board, since 1999. Member board overseers Harvard Medical School. Trustee Houston Grand Opera.
Member of American College of Physicians, American Association for the Advancement of Science (electorate nominating committee section on medical science 2001), American Clinical and Climatological Association, Harvard Overseers' Committee, Royal Netherlands Academy Arts and Sciences, Institute Medicine United States National Academy of Sciences, Century Association, American Society Hematology, American Association Cancer Research (4th Joseph H. Burchenal award 1999), American Society Clinical Oncology (lecturer, David A. Karnofsky award 2002), American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Anne Charles, June 23, 1962. Children: John Andrew, Jeffrey Charles, Eric Robert.