Birthdate: 12/3/33
Birthplace: Barcelona, Spain
Citizenship: United States
Address
Office - Department of Medicine
St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center
1111 Amsterdam Avenue - Rm 1020
New York, NY 10025
Telephone
Office - (212) 523-4161
TeleFax - (212) 523-4830
E-mail - fxp1@columbia.edu
Education
| 1947-1951 | Montclair High School, Montclair, New Jersey |
| 1951-1955 | Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio: B.A. |
| 1955-1959 | College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York: M.D. |
| 1962-1963 | Harvard University School of Public Health, Cambridge, Mass.: M.P.H. |
Postdoctoral Training
| 1959-1960 | Intern and Asst. Resident in Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital Center., New York, N.Y. |
| 1961-1962 | Junior Registrar in Medicine, Medical Professorial Unit, St.Bartholomew's Hospital and Medical School, London,England |
| 1963-1964 | Research Fellow, Harvard School of Public Health-Visiting Lecturer in Medicine and Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. |
| 1964-1965 | Fellow in Medicine, Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Harvard University; Endocrine-Metabolism Resident, Boston City Hosp., Boston, MA |
| 1965-1966 | Norman Jolliffe Fellow in Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, NY |
| 1966-1968 | Fellow of the New York Heart Association |
Professional Appointments
| 1965-1967 | Assistant to Director of Medicine, St.Luke's Hospital Center, New York, NY |
| 1965-1970 | Assistant Attending Physician, St. Luke's Hospital, NY |
| 1970-1975 | Associate Attending Physician, St. Luke's Hospital, NY |
| 1971-1982 | Chief, Diabetes Clinic, St. Luke's Hospital, NY |
| 1972-1977 | Chief, Metabolism Section, St. Luke's Hospital,NY |
| 1975- | Attending Physician, St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY |
| 1977-1987 | Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY |
| 1977- | Fellowship Program Director, Endocrinology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY |
| 1978-1985 | Associate Attending Physician, Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY |
| 1981-1987 | Associate Director, Obesity Research Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY |
| 1983-1986 | Associate Director, Medical Service, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY |
| 1984- | Visiting Physician, Rockefeller University Hospital, New York, NY |
| 1985- | Attending Physician, Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY |
| 1988- | Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY |
| 1988- | Director, Obesity Research Center,St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY |
| 1991- | Co-Director, Center for Research in Clinical Nutrition, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY |
| 1993- | Director, Joslin Center for Diabetes, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY |
| 1993- | Director, VanItallie Center for Weight Loss and Maintenance |
| 1993- | Affiliate Staff, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA |
Academic Appointments
| 1965- | Faculty Member, Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY |
| 1965-1968 | Instructor in Medicine, Columbia University, College of P&S |
| 1968-1970 | Associate in Medicine, Columbia University |
| 1970-1976 | Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia University, College of P&S |
| 1976-1978 | Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine,Columbia University, College of P&S 1978-1985 Associate Professor of Medicine, Columbia University, College of P&S |
| 1975-1985 | Member, Executive Committee,Center for Nutrition, Genetics and Human Development, Columbia University, College of P&S |
| 1977- | Member, Executive Committee, Obesity Research Center, St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY |
| 1978- | Associate,University Seminar on Appetitive Behavior, Columbia University |
| 1985- | Member, Executive Committee, Dept. of Medicine, Columbia University |
| 1985-1991 | Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University |
| 1990- | Adjunct Faculty, Rockefeller University |
| 1990- | Professor of Applied Physiology, Columbia University Teachers College |
| 1991- | Professor of Medicine, Columbia University. College of Physicians and Surgeons |
Societies
Honors
| 1963-1964 | Fellow, U.S. Public Health Service |
| 1966-1968 | Fellow, New York Heart Association |
| 1968-1973 | Senior Investigator, New York Heart Association |
| 1979-1980 | Fogarty International Fellow, National Institutes of Health |
| 1979-1980 | Visiting Scientist, U.K. Medical Research Council Clinical Research Center, Harrow, England |
| 1982-1990 | Hsien Wu Investigator in Clinical Nutrition, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center and Columbia University |
| 1982-1986 | Committee on Research (National Grants Research Review Committee), American Diabetes Assn. (Vice-Chairman 1983-85, Chairman, 1985-86). |
| 1983-1987 | Nutrition Study Section, National Institutes of Health |
| 1983-1985 | National Faculty, American Diabetes Assn., Clinical Education Program forType II Diabetes Mellitus |
| 1986- | Member, State of New York Health Research Council |
| 1989-1990 | National Faculty, American Diabetes Assoc., Clinical Education Program for Diabetes Mellitus |
| 1989 | Sigma Xi Lecturer, Pennsylvania State University (4/89) |
| 1989-1990 | President, American Society for Clinical Nutrition |
| 1989-1990 | Nutritional Sciences Research and Training Advisory Board, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disease, (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health |
| 1990-1992 | Vice President and President-elect, American Diabetes Assn |
| 1992-1993 | President, American Diabetes Association |
| 1991- | NIDDK Task Force on The Prevention and Treatment of Obesity, member. |
| 1993-1994 | Vice President, North American Association for the Study of Obesity |
| 1994-1995 | President, North American Association for the Study of Obesity |
| 1995- | Chairman, NHLBI Task Force on the Treatment of Obesity |
| 1997- | D.W. Lukens Award and Lecturer, American Diabetes Association, Philadelphia, PA |
Visiting Professorships
| 1987 | Howard Heinz Visiting Professor of Nutrition, Medical College of Pennsylvania (11/87) |
| 1990 | National Dairy Council Visiting Professor, Creighton Medical School, Omaha, NE |
| 1996 | Pfizer Visiting Professor - Boston University/Tufts Medical Schools, Boston, MA |
| 1997 | University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, Portland, OR |
| 1997 | University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA |
| 1997 | East Virginia University School of Medicine, Norfolk, VA |
| 1997 | University of Tennessee School od Medicine, Memphis, TN |
| 1997 | University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY |
| 1997 | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN |
| 1997 | Tung Hai University, Neijing, China |
| 1997 | Beijing University for the Medical Sciences, Beijing, China |
| 1998 | Pfizer Visiting Professor - University of Maryland |
Extramural Assignments
American Diabetes Association (National)
American Diabetes Assn. Clinical Society (New York Downstate Affiliate)
American Diabetes Assn. (New York Downstate Affiliate)
New York Academy of Medicine
American Society for Clinical Nutrition
American Board of Nutrition
American Institute of Nutrition
New York Heart Association
New York Food and Nutrition Council
North American Association for the Study of Obesity
International Association for the Study of Obesity
Food and Nutrition Board, National Academy of Sciences
Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine Council (1996-2000)
Editorships
Editorial Boards
Journal Referee
Foundations
N.Y.State Health Research Council
Expert Witness, U.S. Postal Service, Division of Consumer Fraud, Washington, DC (1985- ).
Expert Witness, Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC (1995)
U.S. Dept. Agriculture: Human Nutrition Grants Program, Ad Hoc Reviewer, (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993).
National Institutes of Health
NIH Study Sections
General Medicine A-2 Review Comm for Clinical Nutrition Research Centers (Chairman,4/18-4/19/88) (Chairman 7/23-7/25/89);
NIH, other activities
NIH Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Task Force on Prevention and Treatment of Obesity (1991- );
Other Organizations
Listings
Intramural Assignments
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Columbia University
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition
Columbia University Teachers College
Other Professional Activities and Committees
Invited Speaker and Panel Participant, Conference on Nutritional Needs and Health of the Aging Adult, National Institute on Aging, July 5-7,1978.
Bibliography
A. Original Articles
B. Non-experimental Articles, Chapters and Reviews
C. Books
D. Abstracts