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
| 2016 | W. Marston Linehan, MD National Institutes of Health |
1996 | John P. Pierce, PhD University of California |
| 2015 | Monica Bertagnolli, MD Harvard Medical School |
1995 | Isaiah J. Fidler, DVM, PhD University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2014 | David B. Solit, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
1993 | David S. Alberts, MD University of Arizona College of Medicine |
| 2013 | Jeffrey Engleman, MD, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital |
1992 | Blake Cady, MD Harvard Medical School |
| 2012 | George Demetri, MD Harvard Medical School |
1991 | Frederick P. Li, MD Harvard School of Public Health |
| 2010 | Robert C. Bast, Jr, MD University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Watch recorded lecture. |
1990 | Larry C. Carey, MD Ohio State University |
| 2009 | George J. Bosl, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Watch recorded lecture. |
1988 | Luther R. Brady, MD Medical College of Pennsylvania, Hahnemann University |
| 2008 | Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Jewish Hospital |
1987 | David R. Parkinson, MD Tufts University School of Medicine |
| 2007 | Douglas B. Evans, MD University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
1986 | Carlo M. Croce, MD The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology |
| 2006 | Waun Ki Hong, MD University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
1985 | Paul Peter Rosen, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
| 2005 | David Krag, MD University of Vermont College of Medicine |
1984 | Murray N. Silverstein, MD The Mayo Clinic |
| 2004 | David R. Parkinson, MD Amgen, Inc. |
1983 | Robert M. Zollinger, MD The Ohio State University College of Medicine |
| 2003 | Tom Ryan Demeester, MD Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California |
1982 | Emil Frei, III, MD Sidney Farber Cancer Institute |
| 2002 | Brian J. Drucker, MD Oregon Health & Science Cancer Institute |
1980 | Peter J. Deckers, MD Boston University School of Medicine |
| 2001 | Samuel A. Wells, Jr, MD American College of Surgeons Oncology Group |
1979 | John H. Mulvihill, MD Clinical Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute |
| 2000 | Lawrence H. Einhorn, MD Indiana University School of Medicine |
1978 | Malcolm A. S. Moore, PhD Sloan-Kettering Institute Cornell Graduate School of Medicinal Sciences |
| 1999 | Valerie W. Rusch, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
1977 | Stanley J. Dudrick, MD Texas Health Science Center, Houston Medical School |
| 1998 | Frederick R. Applebaum, MD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine |
1976 | E. Donnal Thomas, MD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
| 1997 | Arthur L. Caplan, PhD Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania |
1975 | Judah Folkman, MD Children's Hospital Medical Center |
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