Robert Lawrence Capizzi

Background

Capizzi, Robert Lawrence was born on November 20, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Nunzio B. and Nancy (Gatto) Capizzi.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Temple University, Phila, 1960; Doctor of Medicine Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, 1964.

Career

Assistant professor medicine and pharmacology, Yale University, New Haven, 1972-1975; associate professor medicine and pharmacology, Yale University, New Haven, 1975-1977; acting chief section medical oncology, Yale University, New Haven, 1976-1977; chief division medical oncology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1977-1979; co-director division hematology and oncology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1980-1982; director Comprehensive Cancer Center, section head hematology and oncology Bowman Gray School Medicine,, Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1982-1991; executive vice president worldwide Research and Development, United States Bioscience, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 1991-1996; Magee professor, department chairman medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, since 1996. Member study section Cancer Clinical Investigation Review Committee, National Institutes of Health, 1982-1985.

Achievements

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

Membership

Served to major United States Army, 1969-1972. Member American Society Clinical Oncology (program committee 1983, membership committee 1983), American Federation Clinical Research (program committee 1983), Piedmont Oncology Association (board directors 1982-1991, chairman 1985-1991), American Society Clinical Investigation.

Connections

Married Barbara Ann Kain, July 10, 1965. Children: Robert, Marc, Tara Ann, Mary Catherine.

Father:

Nunzio B. Capizzi

Mother:

Nancy (Gatto) Capizzi

Spouse:

Barbara Ann Kain

child:

Mary Catherine Capizzi

child:

Robert Capizzi

child:

Marc Capizzi

child:

Tara Ann Capizzi