Edward J. Benz Jr.

Edward J. Benz Jr. is the former president of Dana–Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts.,[1] and the Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine[2] as well as a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School.[3]

He was named to the presidency of Dana-Farber in 2000, succeeding David G. Nathan.[4] He was also the chief executive officer of Dana-Farber/Partners Cancer Care, a member of the Governing Board for Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center,[5] and the director of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.[6] In October 2016, Benz was succeeded by Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher.

Biography

He earned his Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School in 1973,[7] and a master's degree (privatum) from Yale University and his bachelor's from Princeton University.[8] His medical school thesis, which was done at Boston Children's Hospital, won the Soma Weiss and Leon Resnick Awards for Research.[9]

He completed training at the National Institutes of Health, Yale University School of Medicine and Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, Mass.[10]

He is board certified in both hematology and internal medicine and remains clinically active.[11] He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians[12] and is known for his work on blood disorders.[13]

Previous positions

Prior to his role at Dana-Farber, Benz was the chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. At Johns Hopkins, he served as the Sir William Osler Professor of Medicine.[14] He also served as physician in chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital.[15]

He has also been president at the American Society of Hematology, the Association of American Cancer Institutes, the American Society for Clinical Investigation,[16] the American Clinical and Climatological Society,[17] and the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research.[18]

Research

Benz is an active researcher who receives funding through the National Institutes of Health[19] and is part of the leukemia research program at Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.[20] His research centers on the molecular basis and genetics around inherited blood disorders.[21]

Publications

Benz is an associate editor for the New England Journal of Medicine.[22] He is the author of more than 300 articles, books, reviews and abstracts.[23] In particular, he is coeditor of several standard texts:

  • Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice (Silberstein, Leslie E., et al. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2012)[24]
  • Principles and Practice of Medicine (Benz, Edward J. et al. Principles and Practice of Medicine. Appleton and Lange, 2005)[25]
  • Oxford Textbook of Medicine, 4th ed. (Warrell, D.A., et al. Oxford Textbook of Medicine. Oxford University Press, 2003)[26]

Awards and honors

References
  1. "Edward J. Benz, MD Physician Profile". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  2. Huntsman Cancer Institute External Advisory Board
  3. Telegram & Gazette, “Today’s Pan-Mass Challenge raising millions for cancer research”
  4. Edward J. Benz, Jr., President of Dana-Farber
  5. Edward J. Benz, Jr., President of Dana-Farber
  6. DF/HCC Membership Profile
  7. U.S. News & World Report
  8. John B. Graham Medical Student Research Society
  9. "MD Anderson Cancer Center Women Faculty Programs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  10. Huntsman Cancer Center External Advisory Board
  11. "DFCI Physician Profile". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  12. Huntsman Cancer Institute External Advisory Board
  13. Newswire, Edward J. Benz, Jr., MD, Named President of Dana–Farber Cancer Institute
  14. John B. Graham Medical Student Research Society Research Day Speakers, 2010
  15. The Baltimore Sun, “Hopkins Picks Chief Physician
  16. "MD Anderson 2011 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  17. Bloomberg Businessweek Executive Profile
  18. Huntsman Cancer Center External Advisory Board
  19. "MD Anderson Cancer Center Women Faculty Programs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  20. Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
  21. "MD Anderson Cancer Center Women Faculty Programs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  22. About NEJM Editors and Publishers
  23. "MD Anderson Cancer Center Women Faculty Programs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  24. Google Scholar - Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice
  25. Amazon.com - Principles and Practice of Medicine
  26. Google Books - Oxford Textbook of Medicine, Fourth Edition
  27. "MD Anderson Cancer Center Women Faculty Programs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  28. ASH Mentor Award
  29. Huntsman Cancer Institute External Advisory Board
  30. "MD Anderson Cancer Center Women Faculty Programs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  31. "USA-India Chamber of Commerce, speaker profiles". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  32. Huntsman Cancer Institute External Advisory Board
  33. Association of American Physicians, member directory
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