Name Victor Dzau | ||
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Education McGill University (1972), McGill University (1968) Organizations founded Society of Vascular Medicine and Biology | ||
Stem cells and regenerative medicine for cardiac care by dr victor dzau
Victor Joseph Dzau (born 23 October 1945) is President of the United States National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) of the United States National Academy of Sciences. His six-year term began on July 1, 2014.
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- Stem cells and regenerative medicine for cardiac care by dr victor dzau
- Special keynote by dr victor dzau medicine around the world
- Biography
- Awards
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Special keynote by dr victor dzau medicine around the world
Biography
He was born in Shanghai and raised in Hong Kong. He received his M.D. from the medical school at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.
Dzau was the Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chairman of Medicine at Harvard Medical School’s Brigham and Women's Hospital, as well as Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University. He then served as the Chancellor for Health Affairs at Duke University and President and CEO of the Duke University Medical Center. Dzau is the James B. Duke Professor of Medicine. He was then elected President of the then Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine).
He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was the previous Chairman of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cardiovascular Disease Advisory Committee, and he served on the Advisory Committee to the Director of NIH. Dr. Dzau has made a significant impact on medicine through his seminal research in cardiovascular medicine and genetics, his pioneering of the discipline of vascular medicine, and his leadership in health care innovation.
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