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Wittes, Robert was born on March 20, 1943 in New York City.
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Robert Wittes, American Science foundation executive. With United States Public Health Service. Fellow American College of Physicians; member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Cancer Research, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Oncology, International Association for Study of Lung Cancer, Society Head and Neck Surgeons (consultant)._.
Education
AB magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1964; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Harvard University, 1968.
Career
Intern in medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1968-1969;
resident, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1969-1970;
research associate laboratory biochemistry, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1970-1972;
fellow in medical oncology, Memorial Hospital, 1972-1973;
clinical assistant physician medical oncology service, Memorial Hospital, 1973-1974, 74-75;
physician to outpatients, New York Hospital, New York City, 1974-1976;
assistant, then associate attending physician solid tumor service, Memorial Hospital, 1975-1983;
assistant chief, Memorial Hospital, 1979-1983;
associate director cancer therapy evaluation program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1983-1988;
chief medicine branch clinical oncology program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1990-1995;
director division cancer treatment, diagnosis and centers, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, since 1995;
deputy director extramural science, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, since 1997. Assistant in medicine, Harvard University School Medicne, 1969-1970. Instructor medicine Georgetown University School Medicine, Washington, 1970-1972.
Fellow in medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1972-1974, instructor 1974-1975, assistant professor, 1975-1979, associate professor, 1980-1983. Research associate Sloan-Kettering Institute, 1975-1983;visiting physician Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1987-1988.
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Membership
With United States Public Health Service. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Cancer Research, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Oncology, International Association for Study of Lung Cancer, Society Head and Neck Surgeons (consultant)._.
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Married; 3 children.
