Kenneth Lloyd Melmon

Background

Melmon, Kenneth Lloyd was born on July 20, 1934 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Abe Irving and Jean (Kahn) Melmon.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Biology with honors, Stanford University, 1956. Doctor of Medicine, University California at San Francisco, 1959.

Career

Intern, then resident in internal medicine University California Medical Center, San Francisco, 1959—1961. Clinical associate, surgeon United States Public Health Service, National Heart, Lung, Blood and Kidney Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1961—1964. Chief resident in medicine University Washington Medical Center, Seattle, 1964—1965.

Chief division clinical pharmacology University California Medical Center, 1965—1978. Chief department medicine Stanford University Medical Center, 1978—1984, Arthur Bloomfield professor medicine, professor pharmacology, 1978—1986, professor medicine and molecular pharmacology, 1978—2000. Associate dean postgraduate medical education, 1994—2000.

Director technical transfer program Stanford University Hospital, 1986—1993, Arthur L. Bloomfield professor emeritus, from 2000. Member senior staff Cardiovasc. Research Institute; chairman joint commission prescription drugs use Senate Subcommittee on Health Institute Medicine and Department of Health, Education and Welfare-Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.

Member National Board Medical Examiners, 1987—1997. President Bio 2000, Woodside, California, 1983—1985. Co-founder Immulogic, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1988, Shine Inc., Stanford, California, 1999.

Science advisor Epoch, Vysis, SurroMed, Cellergy, Artecel, DNA Sciences, Neuralstem, Stanford E-Skolar, others, 1999—2002. Founder Skolar Doctor of Medicine/Stanford, Chief Medical Officer. Consultant Food and Drug Administration, from 1965, Office Technology Assessment, 1974—1975, Senate Subcommittee on Health, 1975—1998.

Board directors Vysis, Chicago, Immulogic, Boston, Epoch, Seattle, Skolar, Doctor of Medicine Inc., Stanford, DNA Sciences, Artecel. Consultant to government. Founder Institute Biological and Clinical Investigation, Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Stanford Community of Internists Stanford Medical Group, Intergrate Center Clinical Immunology, Stanford Health Information Network Education.

Chairman academy senate School Medicine, Stanford University, 1996—1999, chairman steering committee university academy senate, 1996—1998. Founder Iceberg Medical Knowledge, 1998, Shine LLC, Stanford, 1999.

Achievements

• Achievements include initiation of founding of Center of Molecular and Genetic Medicine. The Integrated Center for Clinical Immunology, Stanford. Stanford Health Information Network for Education.

Works

• Other Work

  • Editor: Cardiovascular Therapeutics, 1974, Clinical Pharmacology: Basic Principles in Therapeutics, 4th edition, 2000. Associate editor: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (Goodman and Gilman), 1984, member editorial board: numerous professional journals, author articles, chapters in books, sections encyclopedias.

Membership

Surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1961—1964. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science (national council 1985-1989). Member: California Academy Medicine, American Physiological Society, Institute Medicine of National Academy of Sciences, American Society Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Oscar Hunter award in therapeutics 1994), American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Western Association Physicians (president 1983-1984), Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation 1978-1979, American Federation Clinical Research 1973-1974, Medical Friends of Wine, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Backpacking, swimming, business, photography, bicycling, woodworking.

Connections

Married Elyce Edelman, June 9, 1957. Children: Bradley S., Debra W.

Father:

Abe Irving Melmon

Mother:

Jean (Kahn) Melmon

Spouse:

Elyce Edelman

child:

Bradley S. Melmon

child:

Debra W. Melmon