Dr. Comings CV
PERSONAL
- Date of Birth: March 8, 1935
- Place of Birth: Beacon, New York
EDUCATION
| 9/1951 – 6/1954 | University of IllinoisUrbana, Illinois |
| 9/1954 – 6/1955 | Northwestern University Medical SchoolChicago, IllinoisDegree – B.S. |
| 9/1955 – 6/1958 | Northwestern University Medical SchoolChicago, IllinoisDegree – M.D. |
INTERNSHIP
| 7/1958 – 6/1959 | Cook County HospitalChicago, Illinois |
RESIDENCY (Internal Medicine)
| 7/1959 – 6/1961 | Cook County HospitalChicago, Illinois |
FELLOWSHIPS
| 8/1961 – 6/1962 | Hematology – Dr. Steven O. SchwartzCook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois |
| 9/1964 – 9/1966 | Human Genetics – Dr. Arno G. MotulskyUniversity of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington |
MILITARY SERVICE
| 8/1962 – 8/1964 | Madigan General Hospital, United States ArmyChief of Hematology, Fort Lewis, Washington |
EXPERIENCE
| 1966 – 2002 | Director, Department of Medical GeneticsCity of Hope National Medical Center, Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, California |
| 1993 – 2002 | Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and GynecologyUSC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California |
| 2003 – present | Emeritus ProfessorCity of Hope National Medical Center, Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, California |
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Federation for Clinical Research
- American Society for Cell Biology
- American Society for Clinical Investigation (1968)
- American Society of Human Genetics
- New York Academy of Sciences
- Western Society for Clinical Research
- Association of American Physicians
- International Society of Psychiatric Genetics
LICENSURE
- Illinois
- Washington
- California
BOARD CERTIFICATION
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Clinical Genetics
OTHER
- Editorial Board, Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics (1971-1974)
- Board of Directors, American Society of Human Genetics (1974-1976)
- Genetics Study Section, National Institutes of Health (1974-1978)
- Co-Chairman, ICN-UCLA Winter Conference on Human Molecular Cytogenetics (1977)
- Scientific Advisory Board, Hereditary Disease Foundation (1975-1983)
- Chairman, Symposium on Molecular Cytogenetics, Montevideo, Uruguay (1977)
- NASA Summer Workshop Advisory Committee on Biology and Space, Genetics and Developmental Biology Section (1977)
- Scientific Advisory Board, National Foundation, March of Dimes (1977-1993)
- Chairman, Work Group on Genetics, Immunology, Virology and Presymptomatic Detection, for Huntington's Disease Commission (1976-1977)
- Editor, American Journal of Human Genetics (1978-1986)
- President, Medical Staff, City of Hope Medical Center (1978-1979)
- National Institutes of Health Task Force on Inborn Errors of Metabolism (1978-1979)
- Visiting Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Winnipeg, Canada (1978)
- President, City of Hope Medical Group, Inc. (1978-1979)
- Member, Biomedical Research Support Grant Committee, City of Hope Medical Center (1972-1984)
- Program Director, Biomedical Research Support Grant Program, City of Hope Medical Center (1981-1984)
- Search Committee, Head of Division of Medicine (1979-1981)
- Chairman, City of Hope Promotions Committee (1982-1984)
- On list of 1,000 Most Quoted Scientists (Current Contents) (1982)
- Board Qualified American Board of Clinical Genetics (1982)
- Scientific Advisory Board, Joseph's Disease Foundation (1981-1988)
- Scientific Advisory Board, Neurofibromatosis Foundation (1984-1993)
- Member, Genetic Study Conference, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan (1984)
- Member, External Review Board for the National Institutes of Health Intramural Program on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Technical Evaluation Conference: Human Genetic Research in Alcoholism (1986-1992)
- Member, Special Ad Hoc Review Committee on Inheritance and Markers of Colorectal Cancer and Polyps, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (1986)
- Member, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Technical Evaluation Conference: Human Genetic Research in Alcoholism (1987)
- Associate Editor, Genomics (1987-1991)
- President, American Society of Human Genetics (1988)
- Editorial Board, Neurofibromatosis (1987-1990)
- Participant, Meeting on Genetics, Religion and Ethics, Institute of Religion, Houston (1990)
- Fellow, American College of Medical Genetics (1992)
- Research Award Association for Responsible Gaming (1999)
- Member of Study Group Genetics of ADHD (1998-2001)
- Plus 494 Publications
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