Alan L. Schiller Explained

Alan L. Schiller
Nationality:American
Field:clinical pathology
Work Institutions:Mount Sinai Medical Center
Alma Mater:Bowdoin College, Chicago Medical School
Known For:orthopaedic pathology
space medicine

Alan L. Schiller is an American clinical pathologist and an expert in the effects of space and weightlessness on bone structure. Schiller has served on the Space Science Board of the Committee on Space Biology and Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and as a member of the Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Advisory Committee of NASA. He currently serves on the board of directors of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute.[1] [2]

Schiller is the Irene Heinz and John LaPorte Given Professor and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Pathology at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He is the author of more than 140 peer-reviewed papers, books, chapters and abstracts, and is listed among New York Magazine's Best Doctors of 2009.[3]

Biography

Schiller earned his A.B. in 1963 from Bowdoin College and his M.D. in 1967 at Chicago Medical School. Postdoctoral internships and residencies between 1967 and 1972 were held at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University.[4]

In 1969, while still a pathology student, Schiller joined the faculty at Tufts University School of Medicine. In 1974, he joined the faculty at Harvard Medical School as an Assistant Professor of Pathology; he was named Associate Professor in 1979. Subsequent appointments include appointments at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New York University.

In 1988, Schiller joined the faculty at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine as Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology.[4]

Schiller has served on editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, the Bone Research Laboratory, the International Academy of Pathology, Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants, Modern Pathology, Annals of Diagnostic Pathology Teaching Experience, McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, Encyclopædia Britannica and Skeletal Radiology. Additionally, Schiller serves on the board of directors of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI).[1]

In 2013, Schiller joined the University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine as a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pathology.

Military appointments

Beginning in 1972, Schiller served in the United States Navy Reserve as lieutenant commander. In 1995, he earned the rank of commander, then, in 2002, the rank of captain. Schiller currently serves as specialty leader in charge of all pathology navy reservists. In 2011, he retired from the Navy after 47 years due to a mandatory age requirement.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NSBRI Board of Directors . 26 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100616221528/http://www.nsbri.org/About/BoardOfDirectors.html . 16 June 2010 .
  2. Web site: Mount Sinai Medical Center – Department of Pathology . 26 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081018185620/http://www.mssm.edu/path/introduction/hall_of_fame.shtml . 18 October 2008 .
  3. Web site: Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. . 26 April 2010.
  4. Web site: Mount Sinai Hospital – Doctor profile . 26 April 2010 .

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