David B. Kaner Memorial Lecture

This lectureship was established at The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 1974 in memory of David B. Kaner, MD, by his loving family and friends. The David B. Kaner Memorial Lecture Fund brings distinguished guest lecturers in the fields of surgery and oncology to Geisel School of Medicine each year, thereby expanding the body of knowledge of students, faculty, and the community at large.

About David B. Kaner

David B. Kaner (1944-1974) graduated summa cum laude from the University of Michigan, received his MD degree from Wayne State Medical School, and began a surgical internship in 1972 at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital.

In October 1973, David was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, which he valiantly fought for the next ten months. During this period, he was accepted into the Ophthalmologic Residency Program at the Mayo Clinic, where he planned to begin working after completing his surgical training.

However, after an all-too-short remission, David died in August of 1974. By all standards, David's life of 30 years was a tragically short one and yet he lived each day to the fullest. His gentle manner, concern for others, and commitment to his profession were felt by all whose lives he touched. The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth is honored to have this Memorial Lectureship in tribute to his memory.

Past Lecturers

2010	Robert C. Bast, Jr, MD University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Watch recorded lecture.	1992	Blake Cady, MD Harvard Medical School
2009	George J. Bosl, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Watch recorded lecture.	1991	Frederick P. Li, MD Harvard School of Public Health
2008	Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Jewish Hospital Watch recorded lecture.	1990	Larry C. Carey, MD Ohio State University
2007	Douglas B. Evans, MD University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	1988	Luther R. Brady, MD Medical College of Pennsylvania, Hahnemann University
2006	Waun Ki Hong, MD University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	1987	David R. Parkinson, MD Tufts University School of Medicine
2005	David Krag, MD University of Vermont College of Medicine	1986	Carlo M. Croce, MD The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
2004	David R. Parkinson, MD Amgen, Inc.	1985	Paul Peter Rosen, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
2003	Tom Ryan Demeester, MD Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California	1984	Murray N. Silverstein, MD The Mayo Clinic
2002	Brian J. Drucker, MD Oregon Health & Science Cancer Institute	1983	Robert M. Zollinger, MD The Ohio State University College of Medicine
2001	Samuel A. Wells, Jr, MD American College of Surgeons Oncology Group	1982	Emil Frei, III, MD Sidney Farber Cancer Institute
2000	Lawrence H. Einhorn, MD Indiana University School of Medicine	1980	Peter J. Deckers, MD Boston University School of Medicine
1999	Valerie W. Rusch, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center	1979	John H. Mulvihill, MD Clinical Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute
1998	Frederick R. Applebaum, MD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine	1978	Malcolm A. S. Moore, PhD Sloan-Kettering Institute Cornell Graduate School of Medicinal Sciences
1997	Arthur L. Caplan, PhD Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania	1977	Stanley J. Dudrick, MD Texas Health Science Center, Houston Medical School
1996	John P. Pierce, PhD University of California	1976	E. Donnal Thomas, MD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
1995	Isaiah J. Fidler, DVM, PhD University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	1975	Judah Folkman, MD Children's Hospital Medical Center
1993	David S. Alberts, MD University of Arizona College of Medicine

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