Daniel Federman
{{Short description|American endocrinologist (1928–2017)}}
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Daniel David Federman, (1928 – September 6, 2017)[https://twitter.com/jflier/status/905845429555929090 'Dan Federman, a beloved physician-educator...' tweet from Jeffrey Flier, former HMS Dean] was an American endocrinologist. He served as dean for medical education at Harvard Medical School and was involved in implementing its New Pathway curriculum in the early 1990s, and his work helped create the field of genetic endocrinology.{{Cite web|url=https://hms.harvard.edu/news/pioneer-passes|title=Pioneer Passes|website=hms.harvard.edu|date=September 8, 2017 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/comparative-effectiveness-of-diabetes-treatments/our-advisory-committee/|title=Our Advisory Committee|date=February 16, 2016|website=Benchmarking the Comparative Effectiveness of Diabetes Treatments Using Patient-Reported Outcomes and Socio-Demographic Factors}} Federman also worked for over thirty years at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area.[http://www.brighamandwomens.org/about_bwh/publicaffairs/news/publications/DisplayCRN.aspx?articleid=1628 BWH, BWPO Honor Physicians, Scientists. Clinical & Research News], Brigham and Women's Hospital[http://fa.hms.harvard.edu/files/hmsofa/files/16-17_hms_standing_committee_-_committee_of_professors_cop.pdf Committee of Professors], Harvard Medical School, accessed September 8, 2017{{Cite web|url=https://www.md.com/doctor/daniel-d-federman-md|title=Daniel D. Federman, MD - Internist in Brookline, MA|website=MD.com}}[https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/51062/Network/ResearchAreas/Concept/Middle%20Aged Harvard Catalyst Profile for Daniel David Federman, MD]
Career
Federman was born in New York City in 1928, the son of European immigrants who settled in the Bronx.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/09/07/daniel-federman-harvard-medical-school-stalwart-dies/aAPUYeyeUUoOHYbTBmDnsM/story.html|title=Dr. Daniel Federman, Harvard Medical School stalwart, dies at 89 - The Boston Globe|website=BostonGlobe.com}} He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1949 and magna cum laude from Harvard Medical School in 1953.
Following an internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), he became a clinical associate at the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Disease (NIAMS) where, under the guidance of Ed Rall, he studied the effects of androgens on thyroid function, thyroxine metabolism, and thyroxine-binding protein. In 1957, he began a two-year clinical research fellowship with Sir Edward Pochin at the University College Hospital Medical School, London, pioneering in the use of radioactive iodine for the treatment of thyroid cancer.
He was also an endocrinologist specializing in diabetes and hormones and practicing clinical medicine in Brookline, Massachusetts.
He returned to Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in 1964, serving as chief of endocrinology. He continued as assistant chief of medical services in 1967, associate professor of medicine in 1970, and associate chairman of medicine in 1971. In 1973, Federman was recruited to become physician-in-chief and chair of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University.
From 2000 to 2007, Federman was senior dean for alumni relations and clinical teaching at Harvard Medical School.[http://edo.med.miami.edu/grand-rounds/subsect-archive/dr.-daniel-federman Grand Rounds : Archive, 2003-2013. Dr. Daniel Federman], Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami After he retired in spring 2007,{{Cite web |title=Articles by DANIEL D. FEDERMAN, M.D. : Academic Medicine |url=http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/pages/author.aspx?firstName=Daniel&middleName=D.&lastName=Federman&generateEpub=Article%7Cacademicmedicine:2000:09001:00045%7C%7CArticles |website=journals.lww.com}} he served in Miami for over six years as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine.
Personal life
As a medical student at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Federman met his wife Elizabeth (Betty) Buckley.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/elizabeth-federman-obituary?id=28932952|title=Elizabeth Federman Obituary (2008) - New York, NY - New York Times|website=Legacy.com}} They had two daughters, one of whom graduated from Harvard Medical School while he was serving as Harvard Medical School's dean of medical education.
He contributed to the work of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra in Boston.
Honors
Harvard Medical School:
- Daniel D. Federman Staff Award for Exceptional Service to HMS/HSDM{{Cite web|url=https://mfdp.med.harvard.edu/node/783|title=Daniel D. Federman Staff Award for Exceptional Service to HMS/HSDM Recognition Event}}
- The White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy
- Named Chair, Daniel D. Federman, MD Professor in Residence of Global Health and Social Medicine and Medical Education, currently held by Edward M. Hundert, MD, also current Dean for Medical Education at Harvard Medical School[http://clbb.mgh.harvard.edu/faculty/ List of Core Faculty at Center for Law, Brain & Behavior] at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Chair of the Advisory Board, Scholars in Clinical Science Program, Harvard Medical School
Medical education:
- President of the American College of Physicians
- Carl W. Walter Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at Harvard Medical School
- Massachusetts Physician of the Year
- Distinguished Teacher Award of the American College of Physicians
- Endocrine Society Distinguished Educator Award
- Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- David Rall Medal, Institute of Medicine
- Adjunct Professor at University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine for over six years as its Laurence Fishman visiting professor.
He authored at least 67 works in 207 publications in four languages and 7,370 library holdings[http://0-www.worldcat.org.novacat.nova.edu/identities/lccn-n79045488/ WorldCat list of most widely-read refereed publications authored by Daniel D. Federman, MD] and continued publishing in refereed journals until at least 2011.
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External links
- [http://0-www.worldcat.org.novacat.nova.edu/identities/lccn-n79045488/ WorldCat list of most widely-read refereed publications authored by Daniel D. Federman, MD] - indexed topically, and linking 'related identities'
- [https://hms.harvard.edu/videos/tribute-dr-daniel-federman-1928-2017 HMS Video Tribute to Dr. Daniel Federman (1928-2017)] (7:29), also at [https://vimeo.com/232825647 Tribute to Dr. Daniel Federman (1928-2017)], both produced in 2014
- [https://hms.harvard.edu/news/pioneer-passes HMS Print Tribute to Dr. Daniel Federman (1928-2017)]
- [https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/51062 Harvard Catalyst profile for Daniel David Federman, MD]
- [https://www.symptoma.com/en/research/profile/dd_federman Symptoma index of topics of articles by Daniel D. Federman, MD, and co-authors]
- [http://medicalcommunications.bwh.harvard.edu/personnel/daniel-d-federman/ Medical Communications profile for Daniel D. Federman, MD. Brigham and Women's Hospital]
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