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Igarashi, Peter was born on December 31, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Peter Igarashi
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Peter Igarashi, American Nephrologist, educator, researcher. Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine. Recipient Merck Medical Book award, 1981, Lange Medical Book award, 1981, Physician-Scientist award National Institutes of Health, 1985-1990; grantee National Institutes of Health; Carl Fuglie Meml.scholar, 1978.
Education
Bachelor of Science in biomedical Sciences with highest honors, University of California, Riverside, 1978; Doctor of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 1981.
Career
Intern & resident department internal medicine Davis Medical Center, University of California, Sacramento, 1981-1984;
postdoctoral fellow nephrology department internal medicine School Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, 1984-1987;
assistant professor medicine department internal medicine, Yale University, New Haven, 1987-1992;
associate professor medicine, Yale University, New Haven, since 1992. Attending physician Yale-New Haven Hospital, since 1987, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Health Care Systems, West Haven, since 1987. Director nephrology fellowship recruitment/selection Yale University, since 1992.
Chairman renal physiology-molecular biology physiological processes abstractr review committee American Society Nephrology,1990. Ad hoc member National Institutes of Health General Medicine B study section, 1996. Speaker in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Heart Association (kidney county, New England regional peer review committee 1991-1994, research committee Connecticut affiliate since 1994, New Investigator award 1990-1993, Established Investigator award since 1995, grantee), American Society Nephrology, National Kidney Foundation (fellowship review committee 1988-1991), American Society Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, American Physiology Society, Salt and Water Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married; 2 children.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Merck Medical Book award, 1981, Lange Medical Book award, 1981, Physician-Scientist award National Institutes of Health, 1985-1990. Grantee National Institutes of Health. Carl Fuglie Meml.scholar, 1978.Recipient Merck Medical Book award, 1981, Lange Medical Book award, 1981, Physician-Scientist award National Institutes of Health, 1985-1990. Grantee National Institutes of Health. Carl Fuglie Meml.scholar, 1978.