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Education:                             

London School of Economics             1961
Tulane University BA Sociology         1962
University of Tennessee - M.D.          1965

Internship:                             

City of Memphis Hospital
University of Tennessee
Straight Medicine
1965-1966

Residency:                             

Assistant Resident Internal Medicine
City of Memphis Hospital
University of Tennessee
1966-1967

Associate Resident Internal Medicine
City of Memphis Hospital
University of Tennessee
1967-1968

Chief Resident
City of Memphis Hospital
University of Tennessee
1968-1969

Fellowship:                             

Allergy-Immunology
Northwestern University
1969-1971

Faculty Appointments:          

Instructor, Internal Medicine
University of Tennessee
1968-1969                   

Assistant Professor, Chief
Division of Allergy and Immunology
University of Tennessee
1971-1974

Associate Professor, Chief
Division of Allergy and Immunology
University of Tennessee
1974-1979

Professor, Chief
Division of Allergy and Immunology
University of Tennessee
1979-1981

Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Allergy and Immunology
University of Tennessee
1981-Present

Chief, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee
1981-Present

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
University of Tennessee
1986-Present

Certification:                         

Diplomate American Board of Internal Medicine - 1970
American Board of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - 1974
Recertifications: 1977, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1999, 2001

Medical License:                    

Tennessee - MD005630
Mississippi - 12985

Fellow:                                               

American Academy of Allergy                        1977
American College of Physicians                      1972
American College of Allergists                        1973

Professional Societies:                     

Mid-South Allergy Society
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee Medical Societies
American Medical Association
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
American College of Allergy and Immunology
Joint Council of Allergy-Immunology
American Thoracic Society
American Association of Certified Allergists
Mississippi State Medical Association

Officerships and Appointed (elected) Board Memberships
Executive Committee, American Academy of Allergy and Immunology                                     1983-1991
Secretary, American Association of Certified Allergists                                                            1985
Executive Board, Joint Council of Allergy and Immunology                                                      1985-1990
President Elect, American Academy of Allergy and Immunology                                              1987-1988
President, American Academy of Allergy and Immunology                                                      1988-1989
Second Vice President, American Association of Certified Allergists                                          1986-1987
Member, Executive Board, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America                                     1990-1994
AAAI Representative, Joint Council of Allergy and Immunology                                               1990
President, American Association of Certified Allergists                                                            1989-1990
Member, American Board of Allergy and Immunology                                                            1991- 1996
Treasurer, American Board of Allergy and Immunology                                                          1994-1996
University of Tennessee Heritage Society                                                                               2000
Board of Directors, American Lung Association of Tennessee, West Tennessee
Regional Council                                                                                                                 2006
Editorial Board, Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology                        2007 - Present

Committees:
American Academy of Allergy, Food Allergy Committee                                                        1976-1978
Graduate Education Committee, American Academy of Allergy                                              1976-1979
Postgraduate Education Committee, American Academy of Allergy                                        1977-1980
Patient Participation Committee, University of Tennessee Center
for Health Sciences                                                                                                            1979-1980
Committee on Alternative Forms of Therapy, American Academy
of Allergy                                                                                                                         1980-Present
Chairman, Committee on Anaphylaxis, American College of Allergists                                   1983-1986
Member, Constitution and By-Laws Committee, American Academy
of Allergy and Immunology                                                                                                1984-1987
Chairman, Constitution and by-Laws Committee, American Academy
of Allergy and Immunology                                                                                                        
Co-Chairman, Committee to Other Medical Organizations, Joint
Council of Allergy and Immunology                                                                                     1985
Member, Undergraduate Committee, American Academy of
Allergy and Immunology                                                                                                     1985
Member, Nominating Committee, American Academy of
Allergy and Immunology                                                                                                     1987
Member, Program Committee, American Academy of
Allergy and Immunology                                                                                                     1987
Member, Medical Scientific Council, Asthma and Allergy Foundation  
of America                                                                                                                         1987
Chairman, Nominating Committee, American Academy of                     
Allergy and Immunology                                                                                                     1989
Chairman, Medical Scientific Council, Asthma and Allergy Foundation
of America                                                                                                                         1990-1992
AAAI Representative, Mothers for Asthmatics                                                                        1990
Co-Editor “Asthma Edition - Abstract-A-Card System”                                                            1991-Present
Chairman, Education and Research Trust, American Academy                                              
of Allergy and Immunology                                                                                                  1995
Member, National Committee on Asthma Zero Mortality

Committees (continued from page three):
Chairman, Nominating Committee, American Academy of Allergy
and Immunology                                                                                                                 1994
Co-Chairman  of Recertification Exams for Allergy Immunology                                               1995
Committee for preparation of Medical Knowledge Self Assessment IV and V
Committee on Committees, AAAAI
Medical Officers Committee of Asthma and Allergy Care                                                         1997
Allergy Action campaign Advisory Board under the auspices of
the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America                                                                       1998
ERT Board of Trustees, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma
and Immunology                                                                                                                 1998-2001
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Research
Advisory Council                                                                                                                  1999
Chairman of Education and Research Trust, American Academy of Allergy,
Asthma and Immunology                                                                                                      2001
Member, Certification/Recertification Examination Writing Committee for
The AAAAI and ACAAI                                                                                                          2004-Present       
Awards, Memorials and Commemorative Lectureships Committee of the
AAAAI                                                                                                                                 2005      
Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Learning Objectives for Medical Students,
Prepared by the American Association of Certified Allergists/American College of
Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Committee Member                                                           2010    

Other:
Author,  recertification examination American Board of Internal Medicine
Author,  position statement for the American Academy of Allergy and
Immunology on the use of cytotoxic tests for diagnosis of etiologic agents
responsible for human illness
Author,  position statement for in vitro allergy testing, in vivo allergy testing,
and anaphylaxis, American Academy of Allergy and Immunology
Who's Who in America, 50th Edition, 1996
Nominated to Best Doctors in America, 1989-2004
(published Woodward/White, Inc.)                                                                            
Listed in Memphis Magazine “Top Docs” article, Volume XXI, No. 3, June 1996
Listed in “Top Doctors in America” (honor received 2003, 2004, 2005)
Outstanding Alumnus, University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, 2000 - (awarded by
Alumni Association based on contributions to community, university, and field of medicine)
Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, 2000
Distinguished Clinician Award, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2001
Physician’s Recognition Award, American Medical Association, January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2005
Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, 2002
Recipient 2006 Carl Arbesman Memorial Lectureship, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, 2006
Appointed to the NIAID Food Allergy Clinical Guideline Development Expert Panel for establishing guidelines related to
food allergy, 2008
Manager of "Ask the Expert" section of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology website,
November 2008 to present

Community Service:
Youth Sports Committee and Coach, Jewish Community Center                                              1976-1986
Board of Directors, Anshei Sphard Synagogue                                                                       1977
Board of Directors, Jewish Community Center                                                                       1978
Maimonides Service Award                                                                                                  1992
Appeals Committee, Jewish Federation
Committee for Endowed Chair of Medicine for Gene Stollerman
at University of Tennessee                                                                                                   1996-1997
Volunteer - Church Health Center
Community Service Award from Church Health Center -                                                 March 27, 2001
given for providing quality healthcare to a traditionally
under-served population through volunteer support
Finalist, 4th Annual Health Care Heroes Award, Nominated by Memphis Business Journal                                            

 

 

 

   
 
     
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