Talmadge E. King Jr.
Talmadge E. King Jr., MD, professor and interim chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, has been selected to receive the 2007 Trudeau Medal.
An expert in pulmonary disorders, King is the Constance B. Wofsy Distinguished Professor and chief of medical services at San Francisco General Hospital.
The Trudeau Medal is the American Lung Association and the American Thoracic Society's highest honor. The medal recognizes lifelong major contributions to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lung disease through leadership in research, education or clinical care. Established in 1926, the award is given in honor of Edward Livingston Trudeau, MD, a founder and the first president of the American Lung Association.
The award will be presented to King on May 20 at the ATS 2007 International Conference in San Francisco.
King's research focus has been on understanding the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of inflammatory and immunologic lung injury. In particular, he and his colleagues are improving the understanding of the immunopathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Another aim is to develop and evaluate methods that can serially identify the presence and extent of disease activity in these patients. With support from the Department of Medicine, SFGH has developed an Interstitial Lung Disease Center of Excellence.
King recently co-edited
Medical Management of Vulnerable & Underserved Patients: Principles, Practice, Population, the only reference currently available that focuses on the treatment of patients living with chronic diseases in poor and minority populations. This book was inspired by his work at San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF.
"This is a clinically oriented textbook designed as a resource that teaches the core principles and skills needed to care for patients whose barriers to health care are due to lack of insurance and/or accessible service; or based on culture, education, age, inadequate transportation, poor English language skills, homelessness, immigrant status, mental illness, substance abuse or HIV," says King.
"The textbook describes what clinicians and administrators can do to improve care for vulnerable populations and reduce disparities in health and health care. It focuses on the interplay between social factors/social determined risk, and how best to adapt or create treatment plans and health systems to mitigate the effects of vulnerability," he adds.
A graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, King earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He served a residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals, Atlanta, Georgia, and a pulmonary fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver. King held a professorship in medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and was a senior faculty member at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center.
King is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, Association of American Physicians, American Clinical and Climatological Association, and Fleischner Society, and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians. King is an active member of a number of professional societies and is a past president of the ATS. King has served on the Lung Biology and Pathology Study Section of the National Institutes of Health (NIH); the board of the American Board of Internal Medicine; American Board of Medical Specialties; Pulmonary and Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee; Center for Drug Evaluation & Research of the Food and Drug Administration; NIH Advisory Board for Clinical Research (ABCR); and the Board of Extramural Advisors of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
King is a member of the editorial boards of American
Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, THORAX, and
UpToDate™ In Pulmonary and Critical Care. He has been an editorial consultant for more than a dozen journals. For nine years, he was a member of the board of trustees of Gustavus Adolphus College.
King has won numerous awards, among them election to the Colorado Pulmonary Hall of Fame. He has been listed on several of the "best doctors" lists for more than a decade, including "Best Doctors in America" and "America's Top Doctors."
He has authored more than 200 publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, critical reviews, editorials and monographs. King has co-authored nine books, including the acclaimed reference book
Interstitial Lung Disease, now in its fourth edition.
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