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REGISTER NOW! ANDREW F. HOLMES DEAN OF MEDICINE DISTINCTION LECTURES

Friday, May 6, 2016 12:00to13:00
Palmer Amphitheatre, McIntyre Medical Building, 6th Floor, CA, 3655 promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal, QC, CA

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The Neglected Dimensions of Global Security: From Pandemic Preparedness to  strengthening health systems globally


Speaker:
Dr. Victor Dzau
President, National Academy of Medicine
Washington, D.C.

Victor J. Dzau is the President of the National Academy of Medicine, formerly the Institute of Medicine (IOM).  He serves as the Vice Chair of the Governing Board of the National Research Council. He is Chancellor Emeritus and James B. Duke Professor of Medicine at Duke University and the past President and CEO of the Duke University Health System. Previously, Dr. Dzau was the Hersey Professor and Chairman of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, as well as Chairman of Medicine at Stanford University.

Dr. Dzau has made a significant impact on medicine through his seminal research in cardiovascular medicine and genetics and his leadership in health care innovation. His work contributed importantly to the contemporary understanding of cardiovascular disease and the development widely used, lifesaving drugs. In his role as a leader in health care, Dr. Dzau has led efforts in innovation to improve health, including the development of the Duke Translational Medicine Institute, the Duke Global Health Institute, the Duke-National University of Singapore Graduate Medical School, and the Duke Institute for Health Innovation.

As one of the world’s preeminent health leaders, Dr. Dzau advises governments, corporations, and universities worldwide. He has served as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Director of the National Institutes of Health and as Chair of the NIH Cardiovascular Disease Advisory Committee. Currently he is a member of the Board of the Singapore Health System and Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar. He was on the Board of Health Governors of the World Economic Forum and chaired its Global Agenda Council on Personalized and Precision Medicine.

Among his many honors and recognitions are the Gustav Nylin Medal from the Swedish Royal College of Medicine, the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Heart Association, Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and the Henry Friesen International Prize. In 2014, he received the Public Service Medal from the President of Singapore.  He is a member of the  National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He has received eight honorary doctorates.

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