Graduate Year/Degree
1965, B.A., Princeton University; 1970, M.D., Harvard Medical School; 1997, Honorary Dr. of Medicine, Uppsala University
Profession
Owner/Operator of Black Drake Ranch; Professor of Surgery, emeritus, Johns Hopkins University
Years Employed
7 years
Prior Position/Company
Mark M Ravitch Professor of Surgery and Director of Surgical Research/ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Current Job/Volunteer Activities
Involved in habitat and watershed restoration; Private property rights advocate in the Klamath Basin
Serves as: (Oregon Tech Foundation Committee(s)
Treasurer and Chair, Finance Committee
Accomplishments/Awards
Academic surgeon and basic biomedical scientist at Johns Hopkins for 35 years; Retired from an endowed professorship in 2005; Author of over 400 publications, books, scientific articles, book chapters, reviews, etc. Served on a variety of national and international peer review commissions, awarding honors and research funding to the biomedical community, including as Chair of the Committee that awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health in the fields of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, as well as a selector for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Why it is important to me to be involved with the Oregon Tech Foundation
Oregon Tech is one of the most cost-effective institutions of higher education in the world, and a highly suited asset for Klamath Falls and the entire Klamath Basin. Its unique focus on its educational mission, and its consequently unmatched success in preparing its graduates for the workforce stand alone in the field. Its focus on high academic standards, prioritized over fashionable political correctness, are refreshing and unusual in today's educational milieu.