Born: Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 24, 1946
Education:
Rockefeller’s Foundation Fellow in Infectious Diseases, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (Now New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center) (1978-1980)
Resident, North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY (1976-1978)
Intern, Cornell University Affiliated Hospitals (1975-1978)
Resident, Cornell University Affiliated Hospitals (1975-1978)
Intern, North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY (1975-1976)
MD, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University (1975)
BS, Columbia University (1971)
Certifications:
Licensed to Practice Medicine, Haiti (1980); Licensed to Practice Medicine, State of New York (1977)
Career:
Howard and Carol Holzman Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division for Infectious Diseases, Center for Global Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University (2014-Present)
Professor of Medicine, Division of International Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University (1995-Present)
Professor of Medicine, State University Hospital School of Medicine, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1983-Present)
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of International Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University (1989-1994)
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of International Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University (1983-1989)
Instructor in Medicine, Division of International Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University (1980-1983)
Career Related:
Founder Master, Public Health Program, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University (2009-Present); Founder, Nurse Practitioner Program, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University (2009-Present); Founder, Groupe Haitien d’Etude du Sarcome de Kaposi et des Infections Opportunistes (GHESKIO) (1982)
Civic:
Member, National Task Force Against Cholera, Ministry of Heath, Haiti (2017-Present); Member, Expert Panel, UNAIDS, United Nations (2014-Present); Board Member, Doctoral College of Haiti (2013-Present); Member, National Red Cross Blood Bank Commission, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1989-Present); Member, National Aids Commission, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1986-Present); Member, National Presidential Technical Committee on Health in Haiti (2000-2006)
Creative Works:
Lecturer, Over 30 Presentations (2006-Present); Reviewer, AIDS (1988-Present); Contributor, Over 225 Articles, Professional Journals; Contributor, Over 22 Book Chapters
Achievements:
Honneur et Mérite, Grade Commandeur, Haitian Government, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan (2015)
Awards:
Honorary Degree Doctor of Science from the State University of New York (SUNY) (May 20, 2018 ); First recipient of the “Joan and Sanford I.Weill Exemplary Achievement Award” from the Weill Cornell Medical College (March 7, 2018); Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2017); 30-year Recognition Award, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (2016); Honneur et Mérite, Grade Commandeur, Haitian Government, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan (2015); Honoree, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo (2015); Named Distinguished Global Faculty Member, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo (2015); Featured Listee, 12 Personalities in Haiti, Le Nouvelliste (2015); Rotary Club Award, Rotary International, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (2015); Haiti Cherie Award, New York, NY (2015); Honneur et Mérite, Grade Commandeur, President Martelly, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (2014); Kochon Award for Tuberculosis, WHO (2014); Prix, Fondation Lucienne Deschamps (2014); Leadership Award, GRAHN-Monde (2012); Overseas Special Recognition Award, Haitian Medical Association (2012); California Legislative Assembly Award, Honorable Mike Davis, 48th Assembly District, Los Angeles, CA (2011); Legacy Ladies President’s Award, Los Angeles, CA (2011); Gates Award for Global Health, Washington, DC (2010); Clinton Global Citizen Award, President William J. Clinton (2010); Cornell Alumni Special Recognition Award, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University (2010); Christophe Mérieux Prize, Institut de France (2010); Special Recognition Award, HIV Vaccine Trial Network, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (2010); Carlos Slim Award for Life Achievement in Research, Mexico City, Mexico (2010); Lifetime Achievement Award for Tuberculosis, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Tampa, FL (2010); Pioneer Award, Haitian Medical Association (2008); Legion of Merit Award, Ministry of Social Affairs, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (2008); Life Achievement Award, Fondation Francoise Canez Auguste (2008); Award of Excellence, Haitian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2008); Annual Award, Global Health Education Consortium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2008); Honoree, First N’Galy- Jonathan Mann Pioneer Lecturer, Conference On Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Los Angeles, CA (2007); Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights, Washington, D.C. (2007); Medical Mission Hall of Fame Foundation Award, Toledo, Ohio (2006); Pioneer Award, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados (2005); Scroll of Merit Award, National Medical Association (2005); Overseas Award Chicago, Hatian Medical Association (2003); Phoenix Award for “Physician of the Year in Haiti” (2003); Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, France (2002); Legion of Merit Award, Management Science for Health, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (2002); Weill Cornell Medicine Alumni Association Award, New York, NY (2002); Most Influential Haitians in the Last Decade, Haitian-Canadian CATOR Foundation, Montreal, Canada (2000); United Nations Award for Contribution to the Fight Against HIV/AIDS, New York, NY (2000); Prix Dr. Leon Audain, Haitian Medical Society, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1996)
Memberships:
Haut Conseil, Université Quisqueya (2017-Present); Chairman, National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (2017-Present); Co-Chairman, External Working Group of TB/HIV of the PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board (2015-Present); Honorary Board Member, Institut des Sciences, des Technologies et des Études Avancées d’Haïti (2015-Present); Technical Group on HIV/AIDS, Pan American Health Organization (2015-Present); Board Member, Institut Pasteur, France (2014-Present); Board Member, Mérieux Foundation (2014-Present); Scientific Committee, French Conference On AIDS (2013-Present); Scientific Committee, HIV in the Americas (2013-Present); Executive Committee, Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (2013-Present); Board Member, MACAIDS (2012-Present); Honorary Life Member, Medical Mission Hall of Fame (2009-Present); Board Member, Gabriel Network, Mérieux Foundation (2008-Present); Co-Founder, Caribbean Central America South America Network (2007-Present); Board of Trustees, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (2004-Present); Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences (2003-Present); Executive Council, Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training (2003-Present); Founder, Haitian Study Group on Kaposi Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections (1982-Present); Scientific Steering Committee, HIV Vaccine Trial Network, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (1998-2012); Steering Committee, International AIDS Society (1998-2012); Founder, Trans Caribbean HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (2006-2010); Chairman, Trans Caribbean HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (2006-2010); PANOS Caribbean Steering Committee (2005-2010); Executive Committee, Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (2003-2009); Institute of Medicine (Now Academy of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America), Washington, DC (2003); Steering Committee, International AIDS Society (1990-1996); Steering Committee on Clinical Research and Drug Development, WHO (1990-1996); Association Médicale d’Haiti
Family:
Son of William Pape and Marie (Laraque) Pape
Married: Dominique Pasquis (12/19/1987)
Children: Douglas; Clifford; Alain; Vincent
Hobbies:
Arabian horses; German shepherds; Reforestation
Religion:
Catholic
Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in America – 2008, 62nd Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare – 2009-2010, 7th Edition (pub. 2009)
Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare – 2006-2007, 6th Edition (pub. 2006)
Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare – 2004-2005, 5th Edition (pub. 2004)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2016-2017, 12th Edition (pub. 2016)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2011-2012, 11th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2008-2009, 10th Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2006-2007, 9th Edition (pub. 2006)
Who’s Who in the World – 2008, 25th Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in the World – 2007, 24th Edition (pub. 2006)
Who’s Who in the World – 2006, 23rd Edition (pub. 2005)
Who’s Who in the World – 2005, 22nd Edition (pub. 2004)
Who’s Who in the World – 1991-1992, 10th Edition (pub. 1990)