| Nationality: |
USA |
| Date of Birth: |
October 21 1921 |
| Academic Degrees: |
| 1940-1943 |
Tufts University (no degree) |
| 1946 |
M.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| Professional Career: |
| 1946-1947 |
Intern, Osler Medical Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| 1947-1948 |
Assistant resident, Osler Medical Clinic, Johns Hopkins |
| 1948-1950 |
Executive Chief, Cardiovascular Unit, US Marine Hospital, Baltimore |
| 1950-1951 |
Senior Assistant Resident, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| 1951-1952 |
Hospital and Resident Physician, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| 1953-Present |
Physician, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| 1947-1951 |
Assistant in Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| 1951-1954 |
Instructor in Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| 1954-1956 |
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| 1956-1960 |
Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| 1957-1973 |
Chief, Division of Medical Genetics. Dept. of Medicine,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| 1958-1969 |
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology,
Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health |
| 1960-Present |
Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| 1969-Present |
Professor of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University
School of Hygiene and Public Health |
| 1969-Present |
Professor of Biology, Johns Hopkins University |
| 1973-1985 |
Chairman, Department of Medicine and Physician-in-Chief, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| 1985-Present |
University Professor of Medical Genetic, Johns Hopkins University |
| Title: |
University Professor of Medical Genetics, the McKusick- Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University |
| Major Publications: |
- Jeghers, H., McKusick, V.A., Katz, K.H.: Generalized intestinal polyposis and melanin spots of the oral mucosa, lips and digits. New Engl J Med 211: 993-1005, 1031-1036, 1949.
- Porter, I. H., Schulze, J. and McKusick, V. A.: Genetical linkage between the loci for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and colour-blindness in American Negroes. Ann. Hum. Genet. 26: 107-122, 1962.
- Donahue, R. P., Bias, W. B., Renwick, J. H. and McKusick, V.A. Probable assignment of the Duffy blood group locus to chromosome 1 in man. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 61: 949-955, 1968.
- McKusick, V. A. and Ruddle, F. H.: The status of the gene map of the human chromosomes. Science 196:390-405, 1977.
- McKusick, V. A.: The morbid anatomy of the human genome: A review of gene mapping in clinical medicine (Four parts). Medicine 65:1-33, 1986; 66:1-63, 1987; 66:237-296, 1987; 67:1-19, 1988.
- McKusick, V.A.: The anatomy of the human genome: a neo-Vesalian basis for medicine in the 21st century. JAMA 286: 2289-2295, 2001.
- McKusick, V.A.: Mendelian Inheritance in Man. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1966 (1st edition); 1998 (12th edition in 3 volumes). Online version OMIM, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim.
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| Major Honors and Awards: |
- John Phillips Award, American College of Physicians for distinguished contribution, internal medicine (1972)
- Gairdner International Award (1977)
- William A. Allan Award of American Society of Human Genetics (1977)
- James Murray Luck Award, National Academy of Sciences (1982)
- Sanremo International Prize for Genetic Research (1983)
- International Pediatrics Hall of Fame, Miami Children's Hospital (1987)
- Passano Award (1989)
- George M. Kober Medal, American Association of Physicians (1990)
- Albert Lasker Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science (1997)
- National Medal of Science (2002)
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| Memberships and Fellowships: |
- Founder and first president, Human Genome Organization (HUGO)
- Member, American Society of Clinical Investigation
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Member, Association of American Physicians
- Member, American Clinical and Climatological Association
- Member, American Society of Human Genetics
- Member, National Academy of Sciences
- Member, American Philosophical Society
- Corresponding member, l’Academie Nationale de Medecine (France)
- Master, American College of Physicians
- Member, Institute of Medicine
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of London
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| Honorary Degrees: |
- New York Medical College (1974)
- University of Liverpool (1976)
- University of Maine (1978)
- Tufts University (1978)
- University of Rochester (1979)
- Medical University of South Carolina (1979)
- Memorial University of Newfoundland (1979)
- University of Helsinki (1981)
- University of Edinburgh '(1984)
- Medical College of Ohio (1988)
- University of Aberdeen (1988)
- Bates College (1989)
- Tel Aviv University (1989)
- University of Zurich (1990)
- Colby College (1991)
- University of Chicago (1991)
- Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (1992)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (1998)
- University of Athens (1999)
- Johns Hopkins University(2000)
- Rockefeller University (2002)
- McGill University (2006)
- University of Bologna (2007)
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