American College of Physicians

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American College of Physicians

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

Founded 1915 at the American Congress on Internal Medicine.

"The American College of Physicians is a national organization of internists -- physicians who specialize in the prevention, detection and treatment of illnesses in adults. ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization and second-largest physician group in the United States. Its membership of 126,000 includes internists, internal medicine subspecialists, and medical students, residents, and fellows."

Official Website:
http://www.acponline.org/

Location:
Philadelphia, PA

Founding Date:
8-Jan-1915

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Steven C. Beering Educator 20-Aug-1932 President of Purdue, 1983-2000

Michael S. Brown Biologist 13-Apr-1941 Metabolism of cholesterol

Sanjiv Chopra Doctor 9-Sep-1949 Dr. Chopra Says

Dr. Drew Radio Personality 4-Sep-1958 Loveline

Julie Gerberding Doctor 22-Aug-1955 Director, Centers for Disease Control, 2002-09

Lee Goldman Doctor 6-Jan-1948 Goldman Index for cardiac risk

Joseph L. Goldstein Scientist 18-Apr-1940 Hypercholesterolemia and cell metabolism

Pedro José Greer, Jr. Doctor 15-Jun-1956 Gastroenterologist, RAND Trustee

Margaret A. Hamburg Government 1955 FDA Commissioner

Bernard A. Harris, Jr. Astronaut 26-Jun-1956 First black astronaut to spacewalk

William N. Kelley Doctor 23-Jun-1939 Kelley-Seegmiller Syndrome

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Doctor 1954 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Victor A. McKusick Scientist 21-Oct-1921 22-Jul-2008 Father of medical genetics

John Mendelsohn Biologist 31-Aug-1936 Cancer researcher

Woodrow A. Myers, Jr. Doctor 14-Feb-1954 EVP at Wellpoint, 2000-05

Gilbert S. Omenn Business 30-Aug-1941 Professor, University of Michigan

David Satcher Government 2-Mar-1941 US Surgeon General, 1998-2002

David J. Skorton Educator 22-Nov-1949 Smithsonian Institution

Helen B. Taussig Doctor 24-May-1898 20-May-1986 Mother of pediatric cardiology

Samuel O. Thier Doctor 23-Jun-1937 CEO of Massachusetts General, 1996-2002

Aldona Wos Diplomat ? US Ambassador to Estonia, 2004-06

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