Background
Buist, Neil Robertson MacKenzie was born on July 11, 1932 in Karachi, India.
educator medical association administrator
Buist, Neil Robertson MacKenzie was born on July 11, 1932 in Karachi, India.
Degree with commendation, University St. Andrews, Scotland. Bachelor of Medicine, ChB, University St. Andrews, Scotland, 1956. Diploma of Child Health, London University, England, 1960.
House physician internal medicine Arbroath Infirmary, 1956-1957. House physician externe cardiopulmonary department Hospital Marie Lannelongue, Paris, 1957. House surgeon Royal Hospital Sick Children, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1957.
Commissioned far east medical officer Regimental Military Service, 1957-1960. House physician Royal Infirmary, Dundee, Scotland, 1960. Registrar internal medicine Maryfield Hospital, Scotland, 1960-1962.
Lecturer child health University St. Andrews, Scotland, 1962-1964. Research fellow pediatric micro-chemistry, School Health Science University Colorado, Denver, 1964-1966. Assistant professor pediatrics, School Medicine University Oregon, Portland, 1966-1970.
Director Pediatrics Metabolic Lab, Oregon Health Science University, 1966-1993, Metabolic Birth Defects Center, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, 1966-1998. Associate professor pediatrics and medical genetics Oregon Health Science University, 1970—1976, professor pediatrics and medical genetics, 1976—1998, professor emeritus. Medical consultant Northwest Regional Newborn Screening Program, Portland, since 1970.
Visiting professor World Health Organization, China, 1988, University Colorado, 1990, Wesley Medical Center, Kansas, 1991, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Arizona, 1991, Tucson Medical Center, Arizona, 1991, University Illinois, Chicago, 1991, Kapoiolani Medical Center, Hawaii, 1992, Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children., Hawaii, 1992, Arkansas Children's Hospital, 1993, Australasian Society for Human Genetics, New Zealand, 1994, Lyndon Baines Johnson Medical Center, Americas Samoa, 1994, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 1996, University Puerto Rico, 1996, University Auckland (New Zealand), 1997, Central Valley Children's Hospital, since 1996, University Rochester, 2004, emergency disaster response physician, Northwest Medical Teams International, Afghanistan, 2002, Ethiopia, 2004, Sri Lanka, 2005.
Advisory committee Tri County March of Dimes, Portland, since 1977. Physician Diabetic Children's Camp, since 1967, Muscle Biopsy Clinic Shriners Hospital, since 1989. Board directors Mize Information Enterprises, Dallas, since 1987.
Fellow Royal College Physicians Edinburgh, Fogarty International Visiting Scientist, Royal College Physicians Edinburgh. Member British Medical Association, Western Society Pediatric Research (council member 1966-1969), Pacific North West Pediatric Society, American Pediatric Society, Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders (treasurer 1977-2000, president 2000-2002), Oregon Pediatric Society, Oregon Diabetes Association, Portland Academy Pediatrics, International Newborn Screening Society Council (founding member since 1988).
Married Sonia Chapman. Children: Catriona, Alison, Diana.