Robert Lang

Background

Lang, Robert was born on February 1, 1944 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of Harry Seiff and Esther (Best) Lang.

Education

AB, Rutgers College, 1965; Doctor of Medicine, Albany Medical College, 1969.

Career

Assistant professor, University Pennsylvania, School Medicine, Philadelphia, 1975-1976; associate professor, Yale University, School Medicine, New Haven, 1976-1986; associate director, Yale Clinical Research Center, New Haven, 1977-1980; chief, endocrine section, V.A. Medical Center, West Haven, Connecticut, 1980-1984; medical director, Osteoporosis Diagnostic & Treatment Center, New Haven, Bridgeport, Connecticut, since 1986; associate clinical professor, Yale University School Nursing, since 1996. Consultant The Paget's Disease Foundation, New York City, since 1984.

Achievements

• Robert Language has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Marrakesh, Incorporated, New York Haven, 1984-1990, Friends of Orchestra New England, New Haven, 1985-1989, Exceptional Cancer Patients, New Haven, since 1987. Lieutenant commander United States Navy, 1973-1975. Fellow American College Nutrition.

Member Connecticut State Medical Society (commission on geriatrics since 1988, Connecticut state legislature task force on osteoporosis since 1996), OSNET (founder, president since 1995), International Society for Clinical Densitometry (science advisory board since 1996), Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Dorothy Frances MacLean, September 24, 1966 (divorced August 1983). Children: Julia, Jodie, Jason, Garrett. Married Catherine Mary Kandefer, June 28, 1986.

1 child, Stephanie.

Father:

Harry Seiff Lang

Mother:

Esther (Best) Lang

Spouse:

Catherine Mary Kandefer

Spouse:

Dorothy Frances MacLean

child:

Jason Lang

child:

Garrett Lang

child:

Stephanie Lang

child:

Julia Lang

child:

Jodie Lang