Robert Gordon Douglas

Background

Douglas, Robert Gordon was born on April 17, 1934 in New York City. Son of Robert Gordon and Alice (Lewis) Douglas.

Education

AB, Princeton University, 1955; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1959.

Career

Successively intern, assistant resident in internal medicine, resident, New York Hospital, 1959-1961, 62-63; assistant resident, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1961-1962; United States Public Health Service clinical associate, clinical investigator, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Disease, 1963-1966; assistant professor microbiology and medicine, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1966-1970; member of faculty School Medicine and Dentistry, U. Rochester, New York, 1970-1982; professor medicine and microbiology School Medicine and Dentistry, U. Rochester, New York, 1974-1982; head infectious disease unit School Medicine and Dentistry, U. Rochester, New York, 1970-1982; senior associate dean education School Medicine and Dentistry, U. Rochester, New York, 1979-1982; professor, department chairman medicine Medical College, Cornell Univercity, 1982-1990; physician in chief, New York Hospital, 1982-1990; senior vice president medi. and science affairs, Merck Sharp & Dohme International, 1990-1991; president, Merck Vaccines, since 1991. Consultant in field; Adjunct Professor medicine Cornell Univercity Medical College, since 1990. Honorary attending physician New York Hospital, since 1990.

Achievements

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

Works

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  • Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases: Antimicrobial Therapy 1996/1997, 1e

    (This concise handbook is the perfect quick-reference guid...)

Membership

Fellow American College of Physicians, Infectious Diseases Society American (president 1991-1992, Feldman award). Member Institute Medicine, American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, American Clinical Climatological Association.

Connections

Married Ann Castle Moses, December 22, 1956. Children: Robert Gordon, 3d, Timothy Stuart, Catherine Lewis.

Father:

Robert Gordon Douglas

Mother:

Alice (Lewis) Douglas

Spouse:

Ann Castle Moses

child:

Robert Gordon Douglas

child:

Catherine Lewis Douglas

child:

Timothy Stuart Douglas

child:

3d Douglas