Background
Blum, Ronald H. was born on June 19, 1944 in Buffalo.
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Ronald H. Blum
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Bachelor of Arts in Biology, U. Rochester, 1966; Doctor of Medicine with honors, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1970.
Career
Intern, Baltimore City Hospital/Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1970-1971;
resident in internal medicine, Boston City Hospital, 1973-1974;
from assistant to junior associate in medicine, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1974-1979;
from instructor to assistant professor medicine, Sidney Farber Cancer Institute, 1975-1979;
from assistant professor to associate professor department medicine, New York University, 1979-1985;
professor department medicine, New York University, since 1986;
executive medical director, St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center. Chief section medical oncology department medicine West Roxbury Veterans Administration Hospital., 1976-1979. Consultant medical oncology Boston Hospital for Women, 1977-1979.
Director division oncology New York University, since 1987. Associate director clinical programs Kaplan Cancer Comprehensive Center, 1979-1992, deputy director for clinical oncology, since 1993. Special assistant.to associate director for cancer therapy evaluation division cancer treatmentNat.
Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1971-1973, ad hoc reviewer, since 1984, cancer centers support review committee, 1989-1993, chairman, 1992-1993. Chairman human protection committee Sidney Farber Cancer Institute, 1976-1979. Chairman operating committee National VA Cooperative Study for Cancer Chemotherapy, 1978-1985.
Chairman cancer education committee New York University Medical School, 1980-1986.
Achievements
Membership
Member American College of Physicians, American Cancer Society (clinical oncology com 1987-1991, professional education subcommittee on clinical awards since 1991), American Cancer Insts (aging subcommittee since 1991), American Society Clinical Oncology (publication committee since 1987, chairman publication committee 1991-1995,commission on cancer prevention and control, oncology training program committee since 1993), American Association for Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Education, New York State Cancer Society, New York Society Medical Oncologists and Hematologists (Executive Committee since 1989), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (co-chairman lung committee 1984-1986, chairman 1987-1989, chairman melanoma and sarcoma committee, industry liaison, Executive Committee, 1989-1993, chairman sarcoma committee since 1993).
