Jeffrey S. Flier, MD

• George C. Reisman Professor of Medicine
• Harvard Faculty Dean for Academic Programs
• Chief Academic Officer for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Academic Interests

• Molecular biology of insulin action in health and disease
• Pathophysiology of obesity and weight regulation
• Physiology of leptin
• Transgenic models of diabetes and obesity

Education

• 1968 B.S. City College of New York
• 1972 M.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Postdoctoral Training

Internship and Residencies

• 1972-1973 Intern in Medicine, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York
• 1973-1974 Assistant Resident in Medicine, Mt Sinai Hospital, New York

Research Fellowships

• 1974-1978 Clinical Associate, Diabetes Branch, National Institutes of Health,National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland

Licensure and Certification

• 1975 American Board of Internal Medicine No. 51045
• 1977 Endocrinology and Metabolism No. 51045
• 1978 Massachusetts License Registration No. 42636

Academic Appointments

• 1978 - 1982 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• 1982 - 1993 Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• 1985 - 1986 Visiting Scientist, Whitehead Institute, Cambridge, MA
• 1993 - Present Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• 1999 George C. Reisman Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
• 2000 Harvard Faculty Dean for Academic Programs at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston

Hospital Appointments

• 1978 - 1986 Assistant Physician, Beth Israel Hospital
• 1986 - Present Physician, Beth Israel Hospital
• 1998 - 2002 Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
• 1999 - Chair, Research Strategy Committee, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• 2002 - Chief Academic Officer, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Awards and Honors

• 1971 Elected Alpha Omega Alpha
• 1972 Harold Elster Memorial Award for highest academic standing
• 1977 Annual Research Award - Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
• 1979 Saul Horowitz Memorial Award - Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
• 1984 - Present American Society of Clinical Investigation
• 1985 Donald M. Silver Award for Excellence in Diabetes Research, Eastern Massachusetts Affiliate of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
• 1988 Solomon Berson Memorial Lecture - NIDDK, NIH
• 1991 Eli Lilly Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement, American Diabetes Association
• 1991 Connaught Novo Lecture-Canadian Diabetes Association
• 1992 NIH MERIT Award (DK28082)
• 1993 Banting Lecture - Toronto Diabetes Association
• 1994 Association of American Physicians
• 1995 Pfizer Visiting Professor - Cornell U. Medical School
• 1996 Kroc Lectureship in Diabetes, U. Washington School of Medicine
• 1997 Albert Renold Lecture - 6th International Workshop in lessons from Animal Diabetes
• 1997 Mosenthal Lecture - New York Diabetes Assoc.
• 1997 Honorary Doctorate in Medicine, U. of Athens, Greece
• 1997 Alexander Marble Lecture, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston
• 1998 Membership, Interurban Clinical Club
• 1998 Smith Kline Beecham Visiting Professor of Medicine, Cambridge University
• 1999 Annual Novo-Nordisk Lecture in Department of Physiology, University of Toronto
• 2000 Solomon Berson Lecture, American Physiological Society
• 2000 Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• 2001 President, Inter Urban Clinical Club
• 2001 Elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 2003 Astwood Lecture, The Endocrine Society
• 2003 Elected Fellow, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
• 2004 Transatlantic Medal, British Endocrine Society

Editorial Boards

• 1980 - Present Journal of Receptor Research
• 1981 - 1984 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
• 1984 - 1998 Editor, Beth Israel Hospital Seminars in Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine
• 1986 - 1992 Journal of Clinical Investigation
• 1989 - 1992 Consulting Editor, Journal of Clinical Investigation
• 1991 - 1996 Molecular Endocrinology
• 1997 - 1999 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
• 1998 - American Journal of Medicine
• 1998 - Consulting Editor, Journal of Clinical Investigation
• 2000 - Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
• 2000 - Board of Consulting Editors, Science

Memberships, Offices and Committee Assignments in Professional Societies

• 1978 - Present American Diabetes Association
• 1980 - Present Endocrine Society
• 1992 - 1995 Councilor, American Society of Clinical Investigation

Teaching Experience

• 1976 - 1978 Organized diabetes clinical teaching for National Institute of Health Endocrinology Program
• 1978 - Present Attending Physician, Medical Service, Beth Israel Hospital
• 1978 - Present Attending Physician, Endocrinology, Beth Israel Hospital
• 1979 - Present Didactic lectures on mechanisms of hormone action to HST endocrinology course and 4th year elective in endocrinology
• 1978 - Present Fifteen-twenty (15-20) invited lectures per year on diabetes, insulin receptors, obesity glucose transport, transgenic models of metabolic disease
• 1992 - 2000 Course Director, Endocrine Pathophysiology, Harvard Medical School, HST Division
• 1994 - 1996 Curriculum Committee, Harvard Medical School, HST Division

Principal Clinical and Hospital Service Responsibilities

• 1978 - 1990 Chief, Diabetes Unit, Beth Israel Hospital
• 1990 - 1996 Chief, Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Beth Israel Hospital
• 1996 - 2001 Chief, Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• 1998 - Executive Committee, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
• 1999 - Executive Director for Research Strategy, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• 2000 Council of Academic Deans, Harvard Medical School