Background
Schmidt, Robert Milton was born on May 7, 1944 in Milwaukee. Son of Milton W. and Edith J. (Martinek) Schmidt.
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Robert Milton Schmidt, American Physician, scientist, educator, administrator. Fax: (415) 956-8950. E-mail: [email protected].
Education
AB, Northwestern University, 1966; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1970; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Law, Medicine and Public Policy, Emory University, 1982; Master of Arts, San Francisco State University, 1998.
Career
Resident in internal medicine, University Hospital University of California-San Diego, 1970-1971;
resident in preventive medicine, Centers Disease Control, Atlanta, 1971-1974;
commissioned medical officer, United States Public Health Service, 1971;
advanced through grades to commander, 1973;
director hematology division, National Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1971-1978;
special assistant to director, National Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1978-1979;
inactive research, National Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, since 1979;
clinical assistant professor pediatrics, Tufts U. Medical School, 1974-1986;
clinical assistant professor medicine, Emory University Medical School, 1971-1981;
clinical associate professor community health, Emory University Medical School, 1976-1986;
clinical associate professor humanities in medicine, Morehouse Medical School, 1977-1979;
attending physician department medicine, Wilcox Memorial Hospital, Lihue, Hawaii., 1979-1982;
attending physician department medicine, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, since 1983;
director, Center Preventive Medicine and Health Research, since 1983;
director Health Watch, Center Preventive Medicine and Health Research, since 1983;
senior scientist, Institute Epidemiology and Behavioral Medicine, Institute Cancer Research, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, 1983-1988;
professor hematology and gerontology, director Center Preventive Medicine and Health Research, chair health professions program, San Francisco State University, 1983-1996;
director, Healthwatch International, since 1997. Consultant World Health Organization, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., Government of China, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, Pan American Health Organisation, Institute Public Health, Italy, National Institute Aging Research Center, Baltimore, University of California, San Diego, University of Illinois, Chicago, Columbia University, New York City, Brown U., Providence, University of California, Los Angeles, Harvard University, Boston, University of Chicago, Emory University, Atlanta, Duke U., North Carolina, University Texas, Houston, Arizona State University, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, U. Paris, U. Geneva, U. Munich, Heidelberg University, University Frankfurt, U. Berlin, Cambridge (England) University, U. Singapore, others. Visiting research professor gerontology Arizona State University, 1989-1990.
Mem.numerous science and professional advisory boards, panels, committees.
Achievements
Membership
Alumni regent Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, since 1980. Fellow American College of Physicians (commentator American College of Physicians Journal Club/Annals of Internal Medicine since 1993), American Association for the Advancement of Science (medical science section), Royal Society Medicine (London), Gerontological Society American, American Geriatrics Society, American College Preventive Medicine (science committee), American Society Clinical Pathology, International Society Hematology. Member American Medical Association, APHA, American Medical Informatics, International Common for Standardization in Hematology, American Society Hematology, International Society Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Academy Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists, American Association Blood Banks, National Association Advisors for Health Professions (board directors), American Assn.Med.
Informatics (chair prevention and health evaluation informaticsWG), California Council Gerontology and Geriatrics, American College Occupl. and Environmental Medicine, Association Teachers Preventive Medicine (education committee, Research.com.), American Society Microbiology, American Society Aging (editorial board since 1990, Dychtwald Public Speaking award 1991), New York Academy Sciences, International Health Evaluation Association (Vice-President for Americans since 1992, board directors, president 1994-1996), Cosmos Club, Golden Key (honorary faculty member), Army and Navy Club (Washington), Harvard Club (New York), Havard Club (San Francisco), Knight of Malta, Sigma Xi, others.
Connections
Children Eric Whitney, Edward Huntington.
