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Sir Michael Hirst
President-Elect
International Diabetes Federation
Michael Hirst was elected President-Elect of IDF, the International Diabetes
Federation, at the World Diabetes Congress in Montreal in October 2009.
He will succeed the current President, Professor Jean Claude Mbanya of
Cameroon at the end of 2012, and will serve in the triennium 2012-2015.
Michael’s interest in diabetes started over 20 years ago when his younger
daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 5. He was then
a Member of the British Parliament and campaigned vigorously for improved care for people with
diabetes. He was thereafter co-opted to the board of trustees of the British Diabetic Association, now
Diabetes UK, where he served in a number of capacities before becoming the first non-medical Chair
in 2001. He served as Chair until February 2006, and is now a Vice President of Diabetes UK.
Phone: +44 131 556 0770
Fax: +44 131 558 9463
Mobile: +44 7885 627600
Email. michael.hirst@idf.org / smh@glentirran.co.uk
Prof. Ronald G. Crystal
Professor of Medicine and Genetic Medicine
Present Professor of Cell Biology and Genetics, Weill Graduate School of Cornell
University, NY,
Elected member: Alpha Omega Alpha; American Society for Clinical
Investigation; Association of American Physicians; Awards: Public Health Service
Commendation medal (1983), Outstanding Service medal (1988),Meritorious
Service Award 1991 - Honorary Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
2001- Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 2005 - Honorary
Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt,
Germany (1992)
1993 - present Bruce Webster Professor of Internal Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, NY,
1993 - present Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The New York Presbyterian Hospital, NY,
1993 - present Adjunct Professor, The Rockefeller University, NY,
1993 - present Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Medical College Graduate School, NY,
1996 - present Director, Belfer Gene Therapy Core Facility, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, NY, NY
2000 - present Professor of Genetic Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, NY, NY
2002 - present Chairman, Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, NY, NY
Weill Cornell Medical College
1305 York Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10021
T: +646-962-4363 F: +646-962-0220
E: mam2105@med.cornell.edu
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