David S. Guzick
David S. Guzick | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 21, 1952 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education | New York University, B.A. (1972) New York University, M.D. (1979) New York University, Ph.D. (1979) |
| Occupation | Senior Vice President of Health Affairs |
| Employer(s) | University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of Florida |
| Spouse | Donna E. Giles |
David S. Guzick (born May 21, 1952) is an American reproductive endocrinologist and economist. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Health Affairs at the University of Florida.
Early life and education
David S. Guzick was born in Brooklyn, New York to immigrant Polish parents. He attended Abraham Lincoln High School before accepting admittance to New York University where he graduated with a bachelor's degree of arts in economics. However, after the death of his uncle he began to pursue a career in medicine and enrolled at the New York University Medical Scientist Training Program where he received both his doctor of medicine and his doctorate in economics in 1979.[1]
Career
In 1986, Guzick was recruited to the University of Pittsburgh as a Professor and Director of Reproductive Endocrinology in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, where he remained until 1995. From there he was recruited to the University of Rochester as Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology from 1995 - 2002. He was then appointed Dean of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry from 2002 through 2009.[2]
As a result, Guzick was inducted into the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars in 2004[3] and was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences in 2008.[4] On July 1, 2018, Guzick stepped down from his roles as Senior Vice President for Health Affairs at the University of Florida and as President of UF Health citing changing priorities.[5]
References
- ^ Crane, Kristine (February 2, 2019). "Feeling Good: Gainesville's Rensaissance clinician". gainesville.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "University of Rochester School of Medicine dean chosen for UF post". news.drgator.ufl.edu. May 28, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "David S. Guzick One of 15 Worldwide Elected to Society of Scholars". .urmc.rochester.edu. June 1, 2004. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE ELECTS 65 NEW MEMBERS, FIVE FOREIGN ASSOCIATES". nationalacademies.org. October 13, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ Vaidya, Anuja (June 18, 2018). "UF Health president to depart in July, citing changing priorities after fighting cancer". beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved December 29, 2019.