Russell Vincent Luepker

Background

Luepker, Russell Vincent was born on October 1, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Fred Joeseph and Anita Louise (Thornton) Luepker.

Education

Bachelor, Grinnell College, 1964; Doctor of Medicine with distinction, U. Rochester, 1969; Master of Science, Harvard University, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Lund, Sweden, 1996.

Career

Intern, University of California, San Diego, 1969-1970; resident, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1973-1974; cardiology fellow, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital/Medical, Boston, 1974-1976; assistant professor division epidemiology medical laboratory physiological hygiene, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1976-1980; associate professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1980-1987; professor division epidemiology and medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1987; director division epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1991. Consultant National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1980, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1985, Armed Forces Epidemiology Board, 1993-1997. Visiting professor U. Goteborg, Sweden, 1986,Ninewells Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, 1995.

Achievements

• Russell Vincent Luepker has been listed as a noteworthy Epidemiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant commander United States Public Health Service, 1970-1973. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Cardiology, American Heart Association (chairman county on epidemiology 1992-1994, chair program committee science sessions 1995-1997, award ofmerit 1997), American College Epidemiology. Member American Epidemiological Society, DeltaOmega Society (National Merit award 1988).

Connections

Married Ellen Louise Thompson, December 22, 1966. Children: Ian, Carl.

Father:

Fred Joeseph Luepker

Mother:

Anita Louise (Thornton) Luepker

Spouse:

Ellen Louise Thompson

child:

Ian Luepker

child:

Carl Luepker