Background
Pestell, Richard George was born on March 5, 1958 in Perth, Australia. Son of George Stanley and Texas Pestell.
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Richard George Pestell
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Richard George Pestell, Australian Physician scientist, endocrinologist, researcher. Specialist physician and endocrinologist, Australia. Recipient Sandoz Medical Research prize, 1987; University Commonwealth scholar, Australia, 1975, National Institutes of Health Shannon award 1997, Irma T. Hischl award 1997, Susan G. Komer award 1998.
Education
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Science, U. Western Australia, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Melbourne, 1991; Doctor of Medicine, U. Melbourne, 1997.
Career
Intern, Royal Perth Hospital, 1982-1983; resident and registrar, Royal Perth Hospital and St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, 1983-1987; consultant, Northwest Hospital, Melbourne, 1989-1991; fellow in medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard medical School, Boston, 1991-1993; assistant professor, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, 1993-1996; associate professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, since 1996. Tutor in medicine Queens College, Melbourne, 1987-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Royal Australian College Physicians (Winthrop travelling fellow 1990). Member Endocrine Society United States, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Association for Cancer Research.
Connections
Married Nicola Louise Turner. Children: Timothy, Alexander.
