Robert Leonard Brent

Background

Brent, Robert Leonard was born on October 6, 1927 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Charles and Rose (Katz) Brent.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Rochester, 1948. Doctor of Medicine with honors, University Rochester, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1955.

Doctor of Science (honorary), University Rochester, 1988. Degree (honorary), Thomas jefferson University, 2008.

Career

Fellow National Foundation, Strong Memorial Hospital, 1953-1954. Intern pediatrics Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1954-1955. Chief radiation biology Walter Reed Army Institute Research, 1955-1957.

Member faculty Jefferson Medical College, since 1955, professor radiology, since 1962, also professor pediatrics, Louis and Bess Stein professor pediatrics, since 1985, emeritus chairman pediatrics, since 1999. Appointed Distinguished professor Thomas Jefferson University, 1989. Member human embryology study section National Institutes of Health, 1970—1974.

Honorary professor Norman Bethume University Medical Science, China, 1992, W. China University Medical Sciences, Chengdu, 1992. Chairman medical advisory board National Foundation. Member fertility and maternal health committee Food and Drug Administration.

Trustee Health and Environmental Science Institute, 1991—1994. President First International Congress Birth Defects, China, 1994. Taylor lecturer National Council Radiation Protection and Measurements, 2006.

With United States Army, 1955-1957.

Achievements

• Robert Leonard Brent has been listed as a noteworthy Radiology and pediatrics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Appointed member board trustee Fetus as a Patient International Society, 2006, World Association on Perinatal Medicine, 2006. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ambulatory Pediatrics Association, European Teratology Society, Japan Teratology Society, National Academy of Sciences (elected Institute Medicine 1996), National Council Radiation Protection, Society Development Biology, American Association Immunology (emeritus), Philadelphia Pediatrics Society, Philadelphia College Physicians, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Academy Pediatrics (Merit citation 2001), American Pediatrics Society, Society Pediatrics Research, American Society Experimental Pathology, Radiation Research Society, International Life Science Institute, Teratology Society (president 1967-1968), Institute Medicine National Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Lillian H. Hoffman, August 21, 1949. Children: David A., James R., Lawrence H., Deborah A.

Father:

Charles Brent

Mother:

Rose (Katz) Brent

Spouse:

Lillian H. Hoffman

child:

James R. Brent

child:

David A. Brent

child:

Lawrence H. Brent

child:

Deborah A. Brent