Background
Stamler, Jeremiah was born on October 27, 1919 in New York City. Son of George and Rose (Baras) Stamler.
Stamler, Jeremiah was born on October 27, 1919 in New York City. Son of George and Rose (Baras) Stamler.
AB, Columbia University, New York City, 1940. Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1943.
Intern, Long Island College Medicine division Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1944;
fellow pathology, Long Island College Medicine division Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1947;
research fellow cardiovascular department, Medical Research Institute, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1948;
research associate, Medical Research Institute, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1949-1955;
assistant director department, Medical Research Institute, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1955-1958;
established investigator, American Heart Association, 1952-1958;
director heart disease control program, Chicago Board Health, 1958-1974;
director chronic disease control division, Chicago Board Health, 1961-1963;
director division adult health and aging, Chicago Board Health, 1963-1974;
associate department medicine, Medical School, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1958-1959;
assistant professor, Medical School, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1959-1965;
associate professor, Medical School, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1965-1971;
professor, department chairman community health and preventive medicine, Medical School, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1972-1986;
Harry W. Dingman professor cardiology, Medical School, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1973;
attending physician, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 1973-1989;
executive director, Chicago Health Research Foundation, 1963-1972;
board directors, Chicago Health Research Foundation, since 1972. Consultant medicine St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, since 1964, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, since 1966. Professorial lecturer department medicine Pritzker School Medicine, University of Chicago, since 1970.
Visiting professor internal medicine Rush. Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, since 1972.
Served to captain Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American College Cardiology (Distinguished Svc. award 1985), American Public Health Association (John M. Snow award 1986), American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Federation Clinical Research, American Heart Association (board directors, past vice-chairman of the executive committee, fellow county arteriosclerosis, chairman council on epidemiology since 1979, Research Achievement award 1981, Distinguished Achievement award 1988), American Physiological Society, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Clinical Nutrition, American Society Study Arteriosclerosis (past board directors, past chairman program committee, pastsec.-treasurer), American, Chicago diabetes associations, Association Teachers Preventive Medicine, American Society Clinical Nutrition, Association Clinical Scientists, Middle States Public Health Association, Central Society Clinical Research, Chicago Heart Association (Coeur d'Or award 1979), Illinois Public Health Association (member Executive Committee), Illinois Academy Sciences, Diabetes Association Greater Chicago (director), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine (secretary Illinois chapter), American Institute Nutrition, Chicago Nutrition Association, Chicago Academy Sciences, International Society and Federation Cardiology (chairman science board, council on epidemiology and prevention), Institute MedicineChgo.
(Coleman award 1987), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Rose Steinberg, 1942. 1 child Paul J.