Theodore Bertus VanItallie

Background

VanItallie, Theodore Bertus was born on November 8, 1919 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Son of Dorus Christian and Lucy M. (Pohle) VanI.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Harvard University, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1945.

Career

Intern in medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, 1945-1946; assistant resident in internal medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, 1948-1949; resident, St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, 1949-1950; director nutrition and metabolism research laboratory, St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, 1952-1955; associate, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1955-1957; director medicine, St. Luke's Hospital Center, New York City, 1957-1975. Director Obesity Research Center, 1974-1985, co-director, 1986-1988. Assistant professor School Public Health, Harvard University, 1955-1957.

Associate clinical professor medicine Columbia, New York City, 1957-1965, clinical professor, 1965-1971, professor, 1971-1988, professor emeritus, since 1988. Visiting professor internal medicine American U. Beirut, 1968-1969, trustee, 1976-1993. Special advisor on human nutrition Surgeon General, 1980-1981.

Member science advisory board Nutrition Foundation, 1967-1971. President American Board Nutrition, 1968-1971. Member food and nutrition board National Research Council, 1970-1976.

Medical advising committee on cyclamates Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1969-1970. Member gastrointestinal and nutrition training committee National Institutes of Health, 1969-1973, member of advisory county National Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestiveand Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 1978-1981. Member joint nutrition monitoring evaluation committee USDA and Department of Health and Human Services, 1982-1986.

Director Miles laboratories, 1976-1984. Vis.physician Rockefeller U. Hospital, 1986-1989. Adjunct Professor Rockefeller U., 1986-1989.

Visiting professor medicine in psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 1990-1994.

Achievements

• Theodore Bertus VanItallie has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Englewood (New Jersey) Board Education, 1960-1965, vice president, 1964-1965. Trustee St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1988-1994. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1946-1968.

Fellow American College of Physicians (distinguished physicians award 1987), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Nutrition. Member American Medical Association (member county on foods and nutrition 1967-1974, vice chairman 1974, Joseph B. Goldberger award 1985), American Society Clinical Investigation, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Clinical and Climatological Association, American Society Clinical Nutrition (county 1970-1973, president 1976-1977, Elmer V. McCollum award 1985), Society Study of Ingestive Behavior (distinguished science award 1994), Order of Malta (knight commander Quebec priory since 1990), Century Association, Florida History Society (board directors since 1995).

Connections

Married Barbara Cox, September 25, 1948 (divorced March 1992). Children: Lucy M., Theodore Bertus, Christina M., Elizabeth B., Katharine R. Married Sallie Newton Calhoun, March 11,1992.

Father:

Dorus Christian VanI.

Mother:

Lucy M. (Pohle) VanI.

Spouse:

Sallie Newton Calhoun

Spouse:

Barbara Cox

child:

Katharine R. VanItallie

child:

Theodore Bertus VanItallie

child:

Christina M. VanItallie

child:

Elizabeth B. VanItallie

child:

Lucy M. VanItallie