RusselEugeneKaufmanMD
Internal Medicine • Philadelphia, PAHematology/Oncology
Executive in Residence/ Pappas Capital
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700 Glengarry Road
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Summary
- Dr. Kaufman, M.D. has been an academic leader in biomedicine for 35 years, serving as Chief of Hematology/ Oncology, Vice Dean, and Associate Vice Chancellor at Duke University, where he is an emeritus professor of Medicine and Biochemistry.
After leaving Duke in 2002, he became President and CEO of The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, from which he retired in March 2015 and is president emeritus. He now is Executive-in Residence for Pappas-Capital in North Carolina and founder of Kaufman LifeSciences.
Dr. Kaufman maintained an active research program investigating the genetics of blood diseases and cancer over his academic career. He has published over 100 scientific reports. At Duke he had a medical practice in internal medicine and hematology/oncology. A fellow of the American College of Physicians, he has received honors for his work from the March of Dimes and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America, Dr. Kaufman was also named one of the first Searle Scholars, a prestigious program that supports top-flight academic research in biomedicine and chemistry.
Dr. Kaufman has been very active in the growing life sciences industry in the greater Philadelphia region, having served on many boards. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology and Biochemistry from the Ohio State University, and earned his medical degree from the Ohio State University College of Medicine. He received the Alumnae Achievement Award in 1993 from The Ohio State University School of Medicine and the Professional Achievement Award in 2009 from The Ohio State University Alumni Association.
Education & Training
NIH Clinical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Human and Molecular Genetics, 1978 - 1980
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1976 - 1980- Duke University HospitalChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1976
- Duke University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1973, MD, Cum Laude
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 1977 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2004 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Distinguished Emeritus American Society of Hematology, 2016
- Life Sciences Award, CEO of the Year Philadelphia business Journal, 2012
- Professional Achievement Award - Ohio State University Ohio State Alumni Association, 2009
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsIn Vitro Differentiation of Tumor-Associated Macrophages from Monocyte Precursors with Modified Melanoma-Conditioned Medium.Tao Wang, Russel E. Kaufman> ;Methods in Molecular Biology. 2021 Jan 1
- Duke University School of Medicine.R E Kaufman, E R Petrusa> ;Academic Medicine. 2000 Sep 1
- Genetic Testing Gone Wild.Russel Kaufman> ;Managed care (Langhorne, Pa.). 2019 Mar 1
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Journal Articles
- Adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency due to deletion of the ADA gene promoter and first exon by homologous recombination between two Alu elements21. Markert, M.L., Hutton, J.J., Wiginton, D.A., States, J.C., Kaufman, R.E, J Clin Invest 81:1323-1327, 1988, 1988
- Differences in the regulation of messenger RNA for housekeeping and specialized-cell ferritin. A comparison of three distinct ferritin complementary DNAs, the correspo...16. Dickey, L.F., Sreedharan, S., Theil, E.C., Didsbury, J.R., Wang, Y.H., Kaufman, R.E, J Biol Chem 262:7901-7907, 1987, 1987
- Multiple red cell ferritin mRNAs, which code for an abundant protein in the embryonic cell type, analyzed by cDNA sequence and by primer extension of the 5'-untranslat...12. Didsbury, J.R., Theil, E.C., Kaufman, R.E., Dickey, L.F, J Biol Chem 261:949-955, 1986, 1986
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Press Mentions
Coronavirus and COVID-19: Some Frequently Asked QuestionsMarch 11th, 2020
Russel KaufmanOctober 14th, 2019
Dr. Russel Kaufman Named Vice Dean for Education at Duke Medical CenterJanuary 20th, 2016- Join now to see all
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