Philip Troen

Background

Troen, Philip was born on November 24, 1925 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Ben and Gertrude (Cope) Troen.

Education

AB, Harvard University, 1944; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1948.

Career

Intern, Boston City Hospital, 1948-1949; assistant resident in medicine, Boston City Hospital, 1949-1950; resident in medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1950, 52-53; chief resident, Beth Israel Hospital, 1953-1954; assistant in medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, 1955-1956; United States Public Health Service research fellow, Beth Israel Hospital, 1955-1956; associate in medical research, Beth Israel Hospital, 1956-1964; associate in medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, 1956-1958; assistant visiting physician, Beth Israel Hospital, 1959-1964; teaching fellow, Harvard Medical School, 1952-1953; assistant in medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1953-1954; research fellow, Harvard Medical School, 1955-1956; instructor medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1956-1959; associate in medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1959-1960; assistant professor, Harvard Medical School, 1960-1964; professor medicine, U. Pittsburgh School Medicine, since 1964; associate department chairman medicine, U. Pittsburgh School Medicine, 1969-1979; vice department chairman medicine, U. Pittsburgh School Medicine, 1979-1990; interim chief division of endocrinology and metabolism, U. Pittsburgh School Medicine, 1995-1997; physician in chief Montefiore University Hospital, U. Pittsburgh School Medicine, 1964-1990; physician in chief emeritus, U. Pittsburgh School Medicine, since 1990. Science counselor National Institutes of Health, key consultant contraceptive development branch, 1980. Science counselor review Intramural Reproductive Biology Program, National Institute Child Health and Human Development, 1977.

Consultant male fertility and infertilityNat. Institute Occupational Safety and Health, 1977. Member medical research service merit review board in endocrinology VA, 1979-1982.

Member contract review committee National Institute Child Health and Human Development, 1975-1984, chairman, 1976-1989, reviewer intramural site visit development endocrinology branch, 1983, 87. Member endocrinologic and metabolic drugs advising committee Food and Drug Administration, 1984-1988, Chairman.1987-1988. Member expert advisor panel on occupational health, World Health Organization, 1987-1996.

Achievements

• Philip Troen has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to captain Military Cross, Australia, 1950-1952. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Federation Medical Research, American Society Andrology (program and publications committee, executive county, 1977-1979, vice president 1979-1980, president 1980-1981, chairman publication committee 1990-1993, Distinguished Andrologistaward 1991, Distinguished Svc. award 1996), International Society Andrology (secretary 1981-1989, president 1989-1993, newsletter publisher and editor since 1989), Endocrine Society (publication committee 1984-1990, chairman 1987-1990), New York Academy Sciences, Control Society Clinical Research, Society Study of Reproduction, Japan Society Andrology (honorary).

Connections

Married Betty Ann Zelig, March 22, 1953 (deceased). Children: Mark Lawrence, Bruce Robert, Gail Sheri.

Father:

Ben Troen

Mother:

Gertrude (Cope) Troen

Spouse:

Betty Ann Zelig

child:

Gail Sheri Troen

child:

Mark Lawrence Troen

child:

Bruce Robert Troen