Background
LAWRENCE, Robert was born on February 6, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas George Lawrence and Catherine Swan Law"rence.
academic administrator educator physician
LAWRENCE, Robert was born on February 6, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas George Lawrence and Catherine Swan Law"rence.
AB magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1960; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1964.
Intern, resident in internal medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1964-1966, 69-70;
surgeon, United States Public Health Service, 1966-1969;
assistant professor, then associate professor medicine, chief division community medicine Medical School, U. North Carolina, 1970-1974;
director division primary care, Harvard University Medical School, 1974-1991;
associate professor medicine, Harvard University Medical School, 1980-1981;
Charles S. Davidson associate professor medicine, Harvard University Medical School, 1981-1991. Department chairman medicine Cambridge (Massachusetts) Hospital, 1980-1991. Adjunct Professor NYUSch. of MEdicine, 1992-1995.
Professor health policy & management Johns HopkinsSch. Hygiene & Public Health, since 1995, professor medicine, Johns Hopkin's School Medicine, since 1995. Member committee human rights NAS, 1986-1997.
Chairman of the Board health promotion and disease prevention IOM, 1981-1986, Chairman of Commission healthand human rights, 1990-1994. Chairman United States Preventive Svc. Task Force, Department of Health and Human Services, 1984-1989, active member, 1990-1996.
Fellow Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, 1988-1989. Director health science Rockefeller Foundation, 1991-1995. Associate dean for professional education Johns Hopkins School Hygiene & Public Health, since 1995.
Board of directors Physicians for Human Rights, 1986-1991, 97-, president, since 1999. Board directors Teachers College, Columbia University, 1992-1998. Fellow American College Preventive Medicine (Special Recognition award 1988).
Member American College of Physicians (master), Institute Medicine, American Public Health Association, Society General Internal Medicine (president 1978-1979, Leadership award 1997), Society Teachers Preventive Medicine (Special Recognition award 1993), Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Omega.
Married Cynthia Starr Cole, July1, 1960. Children: Job Scott, Matthew Swan, Hannah Starr, Jin Sook, Sang Bo.