Background
Vestal, Robert Elden was born on October 25, 1945 in Auburn, California, United States. Son of Elden Hall and Mary Ethel (Gerth) Vestal.
gerontologist physician clinical pharmacologist
Vestal, Robert Elden was born on October 25, 1945 in Auburn, California, United States. Son of Elden Hall and Mary Ethel (Gerth) Vestal.
Bachelor in Biology with great distinction, Stanford University, 1967; Doctor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1971.
Intern, U. Colorado Medical Center, Denver, 1971-1972;
assistant resident, U. Colorado Medical Center, Denver, 1972-1973;
clinical associate Gerontology Research Center, National Institute Aging/National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, 1973-1976;
fellow division clinical pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1975-1977;
chief clinical pharmacology and gerontology research unit, VA Medical Center, Boise, Idaho., 1978-1998;
co-director fellowship in gerontology/geriatric medicine, VA Medical Center, Boise, Idaho., 1983-1995;
associate chief of staff for R & D, VA Medical Center, Boise, Idaho., 1985-1997;
chief clinical pharmacology section, VA Medical Center, Boise, Idaho., 1987-1997;
consultant Research and Development, VA Medical Center, Boise, since 1997;
director, Mountain States Medical Research Institute, Boise, 1994-1998;
senior therapeutic director human pharmacology, Covance Clinical and Periapproval Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, since 1998;
senior therapeutic director human pharmacology, Covance Clinical and Periapproval Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., Walnut Creek, California, since 1998. Summer research fellow Electron Microscope Laboratory, University of California-San Francisci, 1968, Metabolic Research unit, 1969. Visiting physician Baltimore City Hospital, 1973-1975.
Medical consultant Maryland. Poison Information Superior vena cava syndrome, School Pharmacy, U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1974-1975. Active staff internal medicine service Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, 1976-1977.
Medical director Idaho Veterans Nursing Home, Boise, 1981-1983, associate medical director, 1983-1987. Instructor departments pharmacology and medicine Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1976-1977. Assistant professor department medicine U. Washington, Seattle, 1977-1981, associate professor department medicine, 1981-1988, adjunct associate professor department pharmacology, 1987-1988, Adjunct Professor department pharmacology, 1988-1998, professor department medicine, 1988-1998, clinical professor department medical, since 1998.
Clinical professor (affiliate) College Health Sciences, Boise State University, 1984-1998. Professor (affiliate) department pharmaceutical science College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, 1987-1998. Participant and rapporteur World Health Organization Technology GroupMeeting on Use of Medicaments by Elderly, Geneva, 1980.
Participant numerous conferences. Lecturer in field; ad hoc advising committee aging pharmacologyprogram National Institute Aging, National Institutes of Health, 1981-1986. Advisory panel on geriatrics general committee of revision United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., since 1981, chairman, since 1990.
Member pharmacy and therapeutics advising committee Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly, Department Aging, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1992-1998. Technical advisory group Abt Associations, 1993-1998. Science advisory board Collaborative Clinical Research, Inc., Cleveland, 1994-1996, Gem Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boise, Idaho, since 1997.
Member generic drugs advising committee Food and Drug Administration, Department Health and Human Superior vena cava syndrome, 1994-1995. Member Medco Geriatric Drug Utilization Advisory Board, Merck Research laboratories, 1995-1998. Pharmaceutical science advising committee Food and Drug Administration, 1996-1998.
Member academic selection panel Pfizer Visiting Professorship Program in Clinical Pharmacology, 1996-1998.
Member Project Independence Task Force, Governor Idaho, 1979-1980. Board of trustees and Executive Committee Mountain States Medical Research Institute, Boise, 1994-1998, member research committee, 1994-1998. With United States Public Health Service, 1975-1977.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians, Gerontological Society American, American Geriatrics Society, American College Clinical Pharmacology, Molecular Medicine Society. Member American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (member education committee 1986-1992, government affairs committee 1989-1997, vice president 1987-1988, 92-93, board directors since 1987, president-elect 1996-1997, president 1997-1998, immediate past president since 1998), Brit.Pharm. Society, Idaho Academy Science, American Heart Association of Idaho (board directors 1980-1988, research committee 1980-1985, president 1984-1986, member county on basic science since 1993), American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (member Executive Committee clinical pharmacology division 1985-1990, chairman 1986-1990, selection com.for Otto Krayer award 1989), Western Society for Clinical Investigation, American Federation for Aging Research, Western Association Physicians, Western Pharmacology Society, New York Academy Sciences, Ada County Medical Society, Idaho Medical Association, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Association Cancer Research, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Bonita Helen Klahn, September 7, 1968. Children: Zachary Robert, Sarah Ruth.