Nationality Israeli, American | ||
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Education The Sackler School of Medicine of Tel Aviv University Alma mater Tel Aviv University (MD, 1973) Notable awards President's Achievement Award, Society for Gynecologic Investigation (1989)
Regnier De Graaf Lectureship, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1993)
Annual Research Award, Society for the Study of Reproduction (1996)
SRI-Pardi Distinguished Scientist Award, Society for Reproductive Investigation (2015)
Doctor Honoris Causa, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland (2016) | ||
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Eli Y. Adashi is an American physician-scientist-executive who served as the Fifth Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences at Brown University. Adashi is a member of the National Academy of Medicine [NAM; formerly the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences], the Association of American Physicians (AAP), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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Early life and career
Adashi was born and raised in Haifa, Israel, the only child of German-speaking professionals who departed Europe in the mid-1930s. A member of the first graduating class of the Sackler School of Medicine of Tel Aviv University, Adashi received his Medical degree in 1973. Following a Rotating Internship at the Meir Hospital, Adashi relocated to the United States for Residency Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tufts University. (1974–77) Adashi pursued Fellowship Training in the subspecialty of Reproductive Endocrinology and Postdoctoral Training in Reproductive Biology at Johns Hopkins University and at the University of California at San Diego, respectively (1977–81).
Appointments
Adashi's first faculty appointment was as an Associate Professor with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Maryland where he directed the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology (1981-1996). In 1996, Adashi became the John A. Dixon Endowed Presidential Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center where he founded and led the Ovarian Cancer Program of the Huntsman Cancer Research Institute (1999-2004). In 2004, Adashi was appointed Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences at Brown University. Adashi led the renaming of the Medical School (after Mr. Warren Alpert) and the initial planning of its new home, opened up the student body to pre-med matriculants, initiated a new and integrated pre-clinical curriculum, expanded the divisional faculty roster, established the Brown Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and launched the Scholarly Concentration Program.
Elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1999, Adashi has served as a member of the Committees on Clinical Applications of Mifepristone (RU 486) and Other Antiprogestins: Assessing the Science and Recommending a Research Agenda (1993), Understanding Premature Birth and Assuring Health Outcomes (2005-2006), Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research (2006-2009), and Women's Health Research: Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise (2008-2010). In addition, Adashi served as co-chair of the Committee on Reducing Childbirth Mortality in Indonesia: Saving Lives, Saving the Future (2012-2013). Adashi also served twice as a member of the Board on Health Sciences Policy.
A former Franklin fellow and Senior Advisor on Global Women's Health to the Secretary of State Office of Global Women's Issues, Adashi is a member of the Advisory Council of The Hastings Center, a member of the Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University, and the chair of the Medical Executive Committee and the Medical Advisory Council of the Jones Foundation for Reproductive Medicine. Adashi is a former member of the Board of Directors of Physicians for Human Rights and of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Global Agenda Council on Population Growth of the World Economic Forum and the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Adashi is also a former advisor to the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the WHO, the World Bank, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. A former Examiner and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG), Adashi has served as President of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI; 1998-1999), the Society for Gynecologic Investigation (SGI; 1999-2000), and the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society (AGOS; 2002-2003).
Research contributions
Adashi was the recipient of continuous National Institute of Health (NIH) funding from 1985 to 2005 inclusive of a Research Career Development Award. Mentor to over 50 postdoctoral trainees and the author or co-author of over 300 PubMed indexed peer-reviewed publications. Adashi edited or co-edited 13 books in the general area of Reproductive Medicine with an emphasis on Ovarian Biology. Adashi's service with the NIH included membership with the National Council of the National institute of child health and human development (1997-2001), the Reproductive Endocrinology Study Section (1988-1992), and the Selection Committee of the Reproductive Scientist Development Program (1988-2005). Adashi is the former Editor-In- Chief of Seminars in Reproductive Medicine and a former Associate Editor of Endocrinology, Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Reproductive Medicine Review, Seminars in Reproductive Endocrinology, Reproductive Medicine Review, and Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders.
Adashi's research focused on the biology of the ovary and the role of growth factors and cytokines in this context. Since 2008, Adashi has undertaken to focus on matters of policy at the nexus of medicine, law, ethics, and social justice.
Awards and recognition
Personal life
Adashi is married to Toni Sach-Silberman. They have one son.