Kenneth Offit

Kenneth Offit
Born Kenneth Offit
(1955-02-19) February 19, 1955
New York, New York,
United States
Nationality American
Fields Cancer Genetics, Oncology, Medical Research
Institutions Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Alma mater Princeton University
Harvard Medical School
Harvard School of Public Health
Known for BRCA2 Research
Notable awards American Society of Clinical Oncology-American Cancer Society Award (2013)
Spouse Emily Sonnenblick (m. 1984)

Kenneth Offit (born February 19, 1955) is an American cancer geneticist and oncologist. He is currently Chief of the Clinical Genetics Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,[1] a member of the Program in Cancer Biology and Genetics at the Sloan-Kettering Institute, and Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy and Research at Weill Cornell Medical College.[2] He is also a member of both the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Cancer Institute[3] and the Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention working group of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.[4] In 2016, he was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine.[5]

Research

In 1996, after the discovery of the BRCA2 gene, Offit and his research group successfully identified the most common mutation on the gene associated with breast and ovarian cancer among individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.[3][6][7][8] Offit's group would go on to discover or describe recurrent mutations causing increased risk for colon and prostate cancer, and, in 2013 and 2015, they described two genetic syndromes of inherited childhood lymphoblastic leukemia.[9]

Offit was honored for his contributions to the prevention and management of cancer with the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology-American Cancer Society Award and Lecture.[10][11] He is also the author of a textbook, Clinical Cancer Genetics: Risk Counseling and Management, which received an award in Medical Sciences from the Association of American Publishers.[12]

Life

Offit was born in New York City on February 19, 1955 to Sidney Offit and Dr. Avodah K. Offit (née Komito). Offit attended the Browning School and then Princeton University, where he was chairman of Tiger Magazine and later elected to the University Board of Trustees.[13][14] After graduating magna cum laude from Princeton in 1977, he completed both an M.D. at Harvard Medical School and an M.P.H. at the Harvard School of Public Health.[14] In 1984, Offit married Emily Sonnenblick. Sonnenblick is a radiologist at Mount Sinai Hospital and the daughter of cardiologist Edmund Sonnenblick.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Kenneth Offit | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center". Mskcc.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  2. ↑ "Offit, Kenneth". Vivo.med.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  3. 1 2 "Kenneth Offit | Breast Cancer Research Foundation | BCRF". Bcrfcure.org. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  4. ↑ "EGAPP|Working Group: Members". Egappreviews.org. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  5. ↑ "National Academy of Medicine Elects 79 New Members". National Academy of Medicine. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  6. ↑ "A revolution at 50; kenneth offit". The New York Times. 2003-02-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  7. ↑ "20 Years of Progress in Understanding Breast Cancer" (JPG). Mskcc.org. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  8. ↑ Kolata, Gina (1996-10-02). "2d Breast Cancer Gene Found in Jewish Women". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  9. ↑ "Another Genetic Error Linked to Childhood Leukemia: MedlinePlus". Nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  10. ↑ "Three Memorial-Sloan Kettering Researchers Receive Special Awards by the American Society of Clinical Oncology | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center". Mskcc.org. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  11. ↑ "ASCO - American Cancer Society Award and Lecture". Asco.org.
  12. ↑ "Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH - DANA FARBER Master Class Courses for Oncologists". Dfcimasterclass.com. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  13. ↑ Princeton Alumni Weekly. Princeton Alumni Weekly. 1976. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  14. 1 2 3 "Dr. Emily Sonnenblick Weds in Darien". The New York Times. 1984-06-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
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