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Barry
Brenner, MD, earned his bachelor of science degree in
biology at Long Island University in 1958 and his medical
degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
in 1962. He completed his internship and residency at the
Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of
Medicine. Dr. Brenner continued his career at the National
Heart Institute in Bethesda and the University of California,
San Francisco, before moving to the Brigham and Women’s Hospital
in 1976. He has held various positions at the Brigham and
Women’s Hospital, including director, Laboratory of Kidney
and Electrolyte Physiology (current); senior physician (current);
director, Renal Division; director, Physician-Scientist Program
(in conjunction with Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital,
Joslin Diabetes Foundation, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute);
and co-director, Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program
in Nephrology (current). Dr. Brenner currently holds the positions
of director emeritus, Renal Division, Brigham and Women’s
Hospital, and Levine Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical
School.
Dr. Brenner is a member of the American Society for Clinical
Investigation (councilor, 1980-82, vice president, 1983-84),
the American Society of Nephrology (councilor, 1980-86, president,
1986-87), the American Society of Hypertension (Organizing
Committee, 1985-87, Executive Committee, 1986-95, president,
1994-95), the International Society of Nephrology (councilor,
1987-95, co-chairman, Commission for Global Advancement of
Nephrology, 1994-99), the American Association of Physicians
(councilor, 1995-99), and the American Association for the
Advancement of Science (chair, Section on Medical Sciences,
1995-98).
Dr. Brenner has received numerous awards and accolades, which
include: Homer Smith Award, American Society of Nephrology
(1984); fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (1998);
Jean Hamburger Award, International Society of Nephrology
(1999); and the John P. Peters Award, American Society of
Nephrology (2000). He has received honorary degrees from Harvard
University (AM, 1977), Long Island University (DSc, 1987),
the Université de Paris, Pierre et Marie Curie (DMSc, 1992),
and the University of Madrid (DSc, 2002). Dr. Brenner holds
25 editorial board appointments and has published 590 scientific
articles and 45 books. He has participated in 285 invited
lectureships and professorships.
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