Occupation: Associate Director & Professor of Medicine
Education:
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital (Now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Boston, MA (1977-1978)
MS in Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (1977)
Research Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School (1975-1977)
Senior Resident, Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital (Now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Boston, MA (1974-1975)
Clinical Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School (1972-1975)
Assistant Resident, II and IV Medical Services, Harvard University/Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA (1973-1974)
Intern, II and IV Medical Services, Harvard University/(Harvard), Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA (1972-1973)
MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (1972)
BA in Political Science, Haverford College, Cum Laude (1968)
Career:
Associate Director, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2012-Present)
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (1996-Present)
Professor of Environmental Health (Epidemiology), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (1996-Present)
Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (1995-Present)
Director, Center for Personalized Genetic Medicine (Now Center for Personalized Medicine), Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital (2009-2021)
Associate Director, Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2005-2012)
Director, Respiratory, Environmental, and Genetic Epidemiology, Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (1996-2012)
Director, Center for Genomic Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2007-2010)
Physician, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital (Now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Boston, MA (1995-2010)
Interim Director, Partners HealthCare Center for Personalized Genetic Medicine (2008-2009)
Program Director, Respiratory Disease Genetics, Harvard Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics (Now Center for Personalized Medicine) (2004-2009)
Chair, Committee on Clinical Investigation, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2005-2007)
Associate Director, Harvard Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics (Now Center for Personalized Medicine) (2000-2004)
Consulting Physician, Veterans Administration Outpatient Facility, Boston, MA (1980-2001)
Attending Physician, Medical Service, Beth Israel Hospital (Now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Boston, MA (1978-2000)
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (1985-1996)
Associate Physician, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA (1983-1995)
Associate Physician, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital (Now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Boston, MA (1982-1995)
Consultant in Pulmonary Disease, New England Sinai Hospital, Steward Health Care, Stoughton, MA (1978-1987)
Associate Chief, Pulmonary Unit, Beth Israel Hospital (Now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Boston, MA (1980-1985)
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (1980-1985)
Director, Pulmonary Clinic, Beth Israel Hospital (Now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Boston, MA (1978-1985)
Director, Pulmonary Medical Intensive Care Unit, Beth Israel Hospital (Now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Boston, MA (1980-1982)
Assistant Physician in Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital (Now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Boston, MA (1977-1982)
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School (1977-1980)
Chief, Pulmonary Unit, Beth Israel Hospital (Now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Boston, MA (1978-1980)
Career Related:
Visiting Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, State University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands (1986-2004)
Civic:
Member, Research Review Committee, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation (1998-1999)
Creative Works:
Reviewer, Numerous Journals (2003-Present); Editorial Board, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (2010-Present); Editorial Board, Pharmacogenomics (2006-2020); Editorial Board, COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2002-2018); Advisor, Editorial Board, Medicine, BioMed Central (2003-2010); Associate Editor, Pharmacogenetics Journal (2001-2010); Associate Editor, American Journal of Epidemiology (1998-2009); Editorial Board, Thorax (1996-2007); Associate Editor, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (1998-2004); Editorial Board, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (1991-1998); Author/Co-author, Over 1,000 Papers; Co-author/Co-editor, Four Books Including Textbook of Respiratory Genetics; Contributor, Articles to Professional Journals; Speaker in Field
Awards:
Recipient, Merit Award, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (2007-2018); Recipient, Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments, American Thoracic Society (2008); Recipient, Albert S. Maschke Award for Excellence in the Art and Practice of Medicine (1972); Carnegie Commonwealth Clinical Scholar (1970-1971); Honoree, Distinguished Alumnus, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Recipient, Distinguished Scientist Award, American Thoracic Society
Memberships:
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1981-Present); Member, American Thoracic Society (1976-Present); Fellow, American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (2002); Member, European Respiratory Society (1986-1995); Fellow, American College of Physicians, Inc. (1986); Member, Massachusetts Thoracic Society (1984); Member, International Epidemiological Association (1984); Member, American College of Epidemiology (1984); Member, American College of Chest Physicians (1982); Member, American Federation for Clinical Research (1979-1980); Member, Society for Epidemiologic Research (1979); Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (1972); Member, American Society of Human Genetics, Incorporated; Member, American Lung Association
Family:
Married: Deborah Jackson White
Children: Benjamin; Mattew
Grandchildren: Nathaniel; Gretchen; Clara
