1 | Name: | Dr. David Skorton | |
Institution: | Association of American Medical Colleges | ||
Year Elected: | 2017 | ||
Class: | 5. The Arts, Professions, and Leaders in Public & Private Affairs | ||
Subdivision: | 503. Administrators, Bankers and Opinion Leaders from the Public or Private Sectors | ||
Residency: | Resident | ||
Living? : | Living | ||
Birth Date: | 1949 | ||
David J. Skorton was the 13th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, overseeing 19 museums, the National Zoo, 21 libraries, several research centers, and numerous education units and centers. Dr. Skorton is a board-certified cardiologist and the first physician to lead the Smithsonian. Dr. Skorton is currently a Distinguished Professor at Georgetown University and previously served as the president of Cornell University. He was also a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College and in Cornell's Department of Biomedical Engineering. Before that, he was president of the University of Iowa and a professor there for 26 years. In 2019 he left the Smithsonian to become president and CEO of the American Association of Medical Colleges. Dr. Skorton received his bachelor's degree in psychology and his medical degree from Northwestern University. He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles. |