David G. Nathan, MD
Robert A. Stranahan Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Center/Program
Pediatric HematologyOffice phone: 617-632-2155
Appointment phone: 617-355-8246, ext. 2
Fax: 617-632-2161
Email: david_nathan@dfci.harvard.edu
Preferred contact method: appointment phone
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Discipline
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist
Research Department
Interests
Aplastic anemia, Thalassemia, Sickle cell disease
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Biography
Dr. Nathan received his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1955, and was senior resident in medicine at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and clinical associate at the National Cancer Institute. Between 1967 and 1984, he was chief of hematology at Children's Hospital Boston (CHB), and then chief of hematology and oncology at CHB and DFCI. He chaired the Department of Pediatrics from 1985 to 1995, and served as president of DFCI until 2000.
Background
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Pediatrics
Fellowship
National Cancer Institute, 1956-1958
Residency
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1958-1959
Internship
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1955-1956
Medical School
Harvard Medical School, 1955
Recent Awards
- John Stearns Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Medicine of the New York Academy of Medicine, 2009
- George M. Kober Medal of the Association of American Physicians, 2006
- Howland Medal of the American Pediatric Society, 2003
- Annual Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, NIH, 1996
- Henry Stratton Medal, American Society of Hematology, 1995
- National Medal of Science, 1990